The Correlation Between the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and Standardized

question 73

Multiple Choice

The correlation between the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and standardized measures of intelligence tends to be between

• A) absent, close to 0
• B) weak, near 0.20
• C) high, between 0.70 and 0.80
• D) nearly perfect, near 1.0

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