In "Career Focus: Meet a School Psychologist," Dr. Sandy Roland notes that intelligence tests are useful to

A) measure a child's general level of functioning.
B) determine if a child has an intellectual or learning disability.
C) screen or evaluate a child for ADHD.
D) all of the above


D) all of the above. Intelligence tests are used to acquire a general level of functioning of the child when considering what strategies may help the child progress in learning. Mainly, we use intelligence tests when determining if a child has intellectual disability or a learning disability. Intelligence scores are also sometimes helpful when a child is being screened or evaluated for ADHD.

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A. Researchers should obtain informed consent from prospective participants. B. Researchers should never fabricate or falsify data. C. Researchers should share their data with other competent researchers for reanalysis. D. Researchers may coerce participation in select circumstances.

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The visual area of the brain is located in which lobe of the cerebral cortex?

A) temporal lobe B) occipital lobe C) parietal lobe D) frontal lobe

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Need for achievement is also referred to as ________________

a) nAch b) NFA c) Ach d) neech

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