Suppose that Lucy is 6 years old and she is answers the same number of questions on an intelligence test as the average 8-year-old. Her mental age would be:
a. 6 years
b. 7 years
c. 8 years
d. none of the above, since there is not enough information given to determine it
c
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Learning Objective 8.6
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