Your Text Describes a Study of the Success of Racetrack

question 147

Multiple Choice

Your text describes a study of the success of racetrack gamblers in predicting the outcomes of horse races. What did the study find?

• A) Consistent with the idea that academic and nonacademic intelligence are different, the gamblers' success was negatively correlated with their IQs.
• B) Consistent with the idea that academic and nonacademic intelligence are different, the gamblers' success was uncorrelated with their IQs.
• C) Consistent with the idea that academic and nonacademic intelligence are related, the gamblers' success was positively correlated with their IQs.
• D) Consistent with the idea that academic and nonacademic intelligence are related, racetrack handicappers had higher IQs than did racetrack bettors.

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