Someone Scoring More Than Two Standard Deviations Above the Mean

question 80

Multiple Choice

Someone scoring more than two standard deviations above the mean on an IQ test would be classified as

• A) gifted.
• B) normal.
• C) bright-normal.
• D) retarded.

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