The calculation of an IQ, previously done by using a child's mental age, is now done by using a deviation IQ. This means that the child's score is compared to the scores of others
A. of the same age.
B. in the same grade.
C. who took the test at the same time.
D. with the same level of intelligence.
Answer: A
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How did psychologists decide which MMPI items belong on the schizophrenia scale?
a. They used questions that people with schizophrenia answered differently from others. b. They used questions that pertained to the major theoretical views of schizophrenia. c. They took statements by patients with schizophrenia and made them into questions. d. They chose statements that caused conflicting activity in more than one brain area.
One reason that social psychologists attempt to replicate the results of their research is that doing so
a. reduces the probability that the results are due to chance. b. increases the construct validity of the experiment. c. allows them to examine multiple relationships among variables. d. increases the likelihood that participants have been treated ethically.