Why Do Critics Complain About Questions on IQ Tests That

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Multiple Choice

Why do critics complain about questions on IQ tests that ask for factual information?

• A) such questions do not predict performance in school
• B) such items measure knowledge, not necessarily ability
• C) factual knowledge is unrelated to problem-solving ability
• D) these questions fail to differentiate among people who take the tests

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Definitions:

Public Good

A good that is non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning it can be used by everyone and one person's use does not reduce its availability to others.

Private Good

A product or service that is consumable and excludable, meaning its use can be restricted to paying customers.

Pareto Optimal

A situation in the economy where optimizing the allocation of resources means that improving one person's situation leads to a decline in another's.

Public Goods

Goods that are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning that individuals cannot be effectively excluded from use, and use by one individual does not reduce availability to others.