An Intelligence Quotient (IQ)__________

question 33

Multiple Choice

An intelligence quotient (IQ) __________.

• A) cannot be used to determine whether a child is ahead, behind, or on time in average mental development
• B) rarely fluctuates between toddlerhood and adolescence or between adolescence and adulthood
• C) is expressed as the ratio of an individual's chronological age to his or her mental age
• D) indicates the extent to which the raw score deviates from the typical performance of same-age individuals

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Definitions:

Consequences

Results or outcomes of actions, often highlighted in the context of cause and effect relationships.

Symbolic Interactionists

Scholars and theorists who focus on how individuals interpret and confer meanings to objects, events, and behaviors within society, and how these interpretations form the basis of social interaction.

Social Environments

The immediate physical and social setting in which people live or in which something happens, including the culture that individuals are educated or live in, and people and institutions with whom they interact.

Socialization

The process by which individuals learn and adopt the norms, values, and behaviors necessary for functioning in their society.