A 6-Year-Old and a 9-Year-Old Both Take the Wechsler Intelligence

question 125

Multiple Choice

A 6-year-old and a 9-year-old both take the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) and get exactly the same number of items correct. Who has the highest intelligence quotient (IQ) ?

• A) the 6-year-old
• B) the 9-year-old
• C) If both children got the same number of items correct, their IQs should be the same.
• D) There is no way of telling, as the children are of different ages.

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