In Regard to IQ Tests, Which of the Following Statements

question 105

Multiple Choice

In regard to IQ tests, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) IQ and intelligence are the same thing.
• B) An IQ test has some validity with respect to predicting academic success.
• C) IQ tests measure abilities such as attention, memory, reasoning, and perception.
• D) Psychologists have different theories about which skills and abilities constitute intelligence.

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Definitions:

Dividends

Payments made by a corporation to its shareholder members. It is the portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders.

Stock Split

A corporate action that increases the number of a corporation's outstanding shares by dividing each share, which in turn reduces the price per share.

Stockholders' Equity

The part of the company's assets that belongs to the shareholders after debts and liabilities have been settled, equivalent to the residual assets minus liabilities.

Preferred Stock

A class of ownership in a corporation with a fixed dividend, receiving payment before common stockholders and typically without voting rights.