Assume That Adults Have IQ Scores That Are Normally Distributed

question 15

Multiple Choice

Assume that adults have IQ scores that are normally distributed with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15 (as on the Wechsler test) . Find the probability that a randomly selected adult has an IQ between 90 and 120 (somewhere in the range of normal to bright normal) .

• A) 0.6014
• B) 0.6568
• C) 0.6977
• D) 0.6227

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Definitions:

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist, pioneered psychoanalysis, which is a therapeutic approach for addressing mental disorders through conversations between a psychoanalyst and their patient.

Ego

A psychoanalytic term referring to the part of the mind that mediates between the conscious and the unconscious and is responsible for reality testing and a sense of personal identity.

Id

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the psyche that is the source of instinctual impulses and demands for immediate gratification.

Freud

An Austrian neurologist named Sigmund Freud pioneered psychoanalysis, which is a therapeutic method involving discussions between a psychoanalyst and a patient to treat mental illnesses.