Because of the need to measure the IQ of people of varying ages, newer IQ tests base their evaluation of IQ on _____
A) mental age alone
B) deviation scores from the mean of the normal distribution
C) giving extra points for older folks to compensate for their slower processing times
D) physical tests rather than pen-and-paper tests
Answer: B
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William Sheldon and Ernest Kretschmer
a) taught hypnosis techniques to Sigmund Freud. b) conducted research that led directly to the Five-Factor Model of personality. c) were founding members of the Stone Center group. d) were predecessors to Eysenck in terms of connecting biological characteristics to personality.
An example that illustrates the fact that that many psychologically unhealthy
people have a poor understanding of themselves and how others view them is (a) a procrastinator (b) a student in a class who tries to show how clever he is by showing up the instructor (c) people who are flummoxed by the demands of everyday reality (d) people of borderline intelligence (e) none of the above