Distributions of IQ scores are normally distributed because

a. the underlying quality being tested – intelligence – is normally distributed.
b. IQ tests are designed to produce in normal distributions.
c. there is no cultural bias in the tests.
d. they reflect the natural distribution of intelligence: human beings are genetically programmed to have an average intelligence of about 100.


ANSWER: b

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