By the 1960s, many individuals and groups were criticizing intelligence tests for what reason?
a. They believed the tests were too easy, and were producing inflated scores.
b. They believed that measuring intelligence was not a worthwhile pursuit.
c. They believed that some test items were unfair and discriminated against certain groups.
d. They believe that the tests were measuring talent, rather than intelligence per se.
C
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a. Intersensory redundancy studies b. Synaptic pruning studies c. Dynamic systems theory studies d. False-belief studies
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a. beneficence and non-maleficence. b. integrity. c. justice. d. all of the above
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a. Webster's constant. c. Weber's constant. b. Fechner's constant. d. Sensory constant.
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A. central cause B. situational cause C. peripheral cause D. dispositional cause