To What Extent Does a Person's IQ Predict His or Her

question 14

Multiple Choice

To what extent does a person's IQ predict his or her degree of occupational success (productivity) ?

• A) Not at all (r = .00)
• B) Only very weakly (r = +.5 to .15)
• C) Fairly well (r = +.30 to .50)
• D) Extremely well (r = +.90 to 1.0)

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