Tests of Infant Intelligence Do Not Generally Predict Later Behaviour

question 162

Multiple Choice

Tests of infant intelligence do not generally predict later behaviour because

• A)individual differences in ability are too large in infants.
• B)infant tests are not reliable.
• C)infant tests tap different abilities than do later tests.
• D)infant tests have not been standardized like later tests have been.

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