Professor Holden Gives a Psychology Exam on the Origins of Intelligence

question 111

Multiple Choice

Professor Holden gives a psychology exam on the origins of intelligence. She gives a short answer question based on the IQ scores of a parent-child pair. In order to answer the question correctly, her students need to remember that __________

• A) a parent's high IQ does not necessarily cause a child to have a high IQ.
• B) given these variables, the correlation will be positive.
• C) given these variables, the correlation will be negative.
• D) given these variables, the correlation will be uncorrelated.

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Definitions:

Assumption

An accepted fact or hypothesis considered to be true without proof for the purpose of analysis.

Data Analysis

The process of examining, cleaning, transforming, and modeling data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions, and supporting decision-making.

Observations

The act of carefully watching, listening, or noting phenomena as part of a research or study to gather information and insights.

Hypothesis

An assumption that is tested through research and experimentation.