Someone Scoring More Than Two Standard Deviations Below the Mean

question 188

Multiple Choice

Someone scoring more than two standard deviations below the mean on an IQ test would be classified as

• A) gifted.
• B) normal.
• C) bright-normal.
• D) mentally retarded.

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Definitions:

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