Regarding IQ and Job Success, Which of the Following Statements

question 29

Multiple Choice

Regarding IQ and job success, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) The correlation between IQ and job performance ranges between .27 and .53 withthe correlations being higher for more intellectually demanding jobs.
• B) IQ has been shown to be the most important factor in one's success in all types of job.
• C) Tests of creativity are much more strongly related to achievement in art, music, writing, dramatics, science, and leadership.
• D) When IQs are extreme (below 70 or above 140), their link to an individual's potential for success becomes unmistakable.

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Definitions:

Intelligence

A person's capacity to acquire knowledge, reason, solve problems, think abstractly, understand complex ideas, learn quickly, and adapt to environmental challenges.

Out-group Homogeneity Bias

The perceptual tendency to overestimate the similarity of individuals within an out-group compared to those within an in-group.

Variability

The degree to which data points in a set differ from each other and from the average of the set.

In-group

A social group to which a person psychologically identifies as being a member.