Like Most Characteristics of a Population, WAIS-IV Scores Are Distributed

question 252

Multiple Choice

Like most characteristics of a population, WAIS-IV scores are distributed in a bell or normal curve. Which of the following is an accurate characteristic of those types of curves?

• A) Scores are evenly distributed across the population.
• B) Scores are clumped around the midpoint.
• C) The curve resembles an "S."
• D) Scores are more common at the ends of the distribution.

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