In Interpreting the Correlation Between IQ Scores and Delinquency, Hirschi

question 17

Multiple Choice

In interpreting the correlation between IQ scores and delinquency, Hirschi and Hindelang take the position that:

• A) IQ is directly related to delinquency; those low in intelligence are more apt to miscalculate the risks and consequences associated with illegal behavior
• B) IQ is related to delinquency indirectly through its impact on school performance
• C) IQ is related to official delinquency, but there is no connection between IQ and self-reported delinquency; what this suggests is that those high in intelligence are more adept at evading detection by official agents of social control
• D) There is an interaction between IQ and social class; within the most socioeconomically disadvantaged segments of American society, it is those with high intelligence who are most likely to commit crime
• E) IQ tests are so racially and culturally biased that they are virtually useless in shedding light on the connection between intelligence and delinquency

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