When Considering School Performance, the Predictive Validity of Most Popular

question 37

Multiple Choice

When considering school performance, the predictive validity of most popular IQ tests range from about .3 to .6. These figures suggest that success in school depends

• A) almost exclusively on skills measured by the tests.
• B) almost exclusively on skills NOT measured by the tests.
• C) on a combination of skills, some of which are measured by the tests and some of which are not.
• D) on random chance.

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Definitions:

Science

A systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe.

Behavioral Genetics

A field of study that examines the role of genetics and environmental influences on behaviors.

Influence

The capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others.

Heredity

The passing of traits from parents to offspring through genes.