Janelle Recently Completed a New Test That Was Designed to Measure

question 31

Multiple Choice

Janelle recently completed a new test that was designed to measure her IQ. She took the test twice and each time received the same score. The test administrator told her that her scores indicate she is extremely intelligent. However, Janelle scored well below average when she completed the Stanford-Binet and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) , two well-established intelligence tests. Based on this pattern of results, it appears that the new measure of IQ was a

• A) valid measure of intelligence.
• B) valid but unreliable measure of intelligence.
• C) reliable but not valid measure of intelligence.
• D) more accurate measure of intelligence than the Stanford-Binet or the WAIS.

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