It Is Important for Test Makers to Restandardize the Intelligence

question 90

Multiple Choice

It is important for test makers to restandardize the intelligence tests periodically because

• A) the contents of the tests vary widely from year to year.
• B) IQ test scores have been rising steadily over the past 50-60 years.
• C) the average child today can solve fewer problems.
• D) the emphasis on rote learning has increased.
• E) children are less responsive to the test than in the past.

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Definitions:

Francis Galton

A British polymath who made significant contributions to fields like statistics, psychology, and genetics, often considered a pioneer in the study of human intelligence.

Genetic Inheritance

The process by which genetic information is passed from parents to their offspring, determining traits.

Normal Distribution

A symmetrical, bell-shaped distribution of data in which most of the data points are concentrated around the mean, with the tails of the distribution tapering off symmetrically at both ends.

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