If Psychologists Had Not Restandardized the IQ Tests Every Few

question 117

Multiple Choice

If psychologists had not restandardized the IQ tests every few years,what would have happened to scores on the tests?

• A)The mean would have increased from one decade to the next.
• B)The mean would have decreased from one decade to the next.
• C)The mean would have fluctuated up and down from one decade to the next.
• D)The mean would have remained the same, but the variation would have decreased.

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