A Child Is Tested by Alfred Binet

question 260

Multiple Choice

A child is tested by Alfred Binet. Her test results indicate that she has a mental age of five. What does this mean?

• A) She is definitely five years old.
• B) She is probably developmentally disabled.
• C) There is no meaning that could be attached to the fact that she has a mental age of five.
• D) Her score is the same as the average score of a group of five-year-olds.

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