(Last Word) Which of the Following Best Explains Why the Net

question 39

Multiple Choice

(Last Word) Which of the following best explains why the net flow of illegal immigrants to the United States has been close to zero (particularly since the Great Recession) ?

• A) Increases in the Mexican birthrate have made migration more costly.
• B) Mexico's economy grew rapidly from 2010 to 2014.
• C) Immigration reform has reclassified many illegal immigrants as legal immigrants.
• D) Dramatic cuts in social services to illegal immigrants has led many to return to their country of origin.

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Definitions:

T Score

A standardized score with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10, often used in psychological and educational testing to compare an individual's test performance with a norm group.

Test-Retest Reliability

Giving the test twice to the same group of people and then correlating the scores of the first test with those of the second test to determine the reliability of the instrument.

Sten

A standard ten scale used for scoring and interpreting psychological and other types of tests, where scores are often transformed to fit a scale ranging from 1 to 10.

DIQ

An abbreviation often used for Differential Intelligence Quotient, though not commonly recognized in standard intelligence testing terminology.