A Child Is Tested by Alfred Binet

question 110

Multiple Choice

A child is tested by Alfred Binet.Her test results indicate that she has a mental age of five.What does this mean?

• A)Her score is the same as the average score of a group of 5-year-olds.
• B)She is 5 years old.
• C)She is developmentally delayed.
• D)There is no meaning that can be attached to the fact that she has a mental age of five.

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