The Concept of Mental Age Is Not Really Used in Modern

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Multiple Choice

The concept of mental age is not really used in modern tests of intelligence. Why is this the case?

• A)Mental age cannot be measured accurately.
• B)Mental age is appropriate for children but is not really applicable to adults.
• C)Mental age does not reliably show up in factor analysis.
• D)While the WAIS uses mental age, the WISC does not.
• E)Mental age cannot be normally distributed.

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