Using standardized intelligence tests and validated measures to assess cognitive ability and intelligence is known as the _____________ approach.

a. Psychoanalytic
b. Psychometric
c. Psychosocial
d. Biopsychosocial


Answer: b. Psychometric

Psychology

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