IQ Tests Are Intended to Measure "General Problem-Solving Ability," Which

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Multiple Choice

IQ tests are intended to measure "general problem-solving ability," which is what people mean by intelligence. Some experts think IQ tests measure not intelligence but how much education and how much exposure to middle-class culture a person has. These experts say that IQ tests are:

• A) biased.
• B) not valid.
• C) not reliable.
• D) highly variable.
• E) subject to nonsampling errors.

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