Gog embezzled money from his fraternity. His defense lawyer states that Gog has an IQ of 80 and therefore could not have designed the complex plan used to empty his fraternity's emergency fund. The jurors are convinced, and they acquit Gog. The jurors' mistake was that they were not aware that IQ scores ____.?
a. are not good predictors of problem-solving ability
b. ?are unimportant where money is involved
c. ?stress divergent thinking
d. ?stress culture-specific material
ANSWER:
a
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