Students who do well on an intelligence test tend to do well in their school grades. This ability of the IQ tests to forecast future school success illustrates which goal of psychology?
a. description
b. prediction
c. understanding
d. control
b
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a. 10% b. 25% c. 40% d. 65%
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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