Mahmoud Completed His First IQ Test on the WPPSI-IV Scale

question 109

Multiple Choice

Mahmoud completed his first IQ test on the WPPSI-IV scale at age 7.This score had a correlation of +.76 with his IQ score at age 9.How will the correlation of Mahmoud's IQ score at age 23 change in relation to his score at age 7?

• A)It will increase by .15
• B)It will decrease by .30
• C)It will decrease by .20
• D)It will decrease by .35

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