Lucy Has Been Blind from Birth and Is Getting Her

question 147

Multiple Choice

Lucy has been blind from birth and is getting her intelligence tested through the school board to determine what resources she will need to succeed in school.According to Galton's original ideas about intelligence,Lucy would be expected to

• A)demonstrate normal intelligence because intelligence is crystallized.
• B)have limited intelligence because her sensory capabilities are limited.
• C)demonstrate high intelligence because all her senses other than vision would be more specialized.
• D)display advanced abilities for abstract thinking but difficulties with concrete thought.

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Definitions:

Variance

A statistical measure of the dispersion of a set of data points in relation to their mean.

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding all the numbers together and dividing by the count of numbers.

Variance

A measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of data points around their mean value.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities that can vary in the calculation of a statistic, often necessary for assessing the significance of the statistic.