Most Standardized Tests of Intelligence Have a Distribution of Scores

question 76

Multiple Choice

Most standardized tests of intelligence have a distribution of scores that __________

• A) follows the normal curve.
• B) has a positive skew.
• C) has a negative skew.
• D) appears bimodal with two peaks of high frequency.

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Definitions:

Intellectual Skills

Abilities related to thinking, reasoning, problem-solving, and learning.

Qualitative

Pertains to research or data that focuses on descriptions and characteristics that are observed but not measured.

Quantitative

Involving the measurement or assessment of quantities; relating to, measuring, or measured by the quantity of something.

Preoperational

The stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, occurring approximately from ages 2 to 7, characterized by the development of language and symbolic thinking but not yet capable of logical problem-solving.