Question
The average score on an IQ test is
100
. In modern IQ testing, one standard deviation is
15
points. Someone with an IQ of
115
would be described as________.
one standard deviation above the mean
two standard deviations above the mean
15
points above the average
one standard deviation below the mean.
100
. In modern IQ testing, one standard deviation is
15
points. Someone with an IQ of
115
would be described as________.
one standard deviation above the mean
two standard deviations above the mean
15
points above the average
one standard deviation below the mean.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Someone with an IQ of 115 would be described as **one standard deviation above the mean**.
This is because 115 is 15 points higher than the average score of 100, and since one standard deviation is also 15 points, it represents one standard deviation above the mean.
This is because 115 is 15 points higher than the average score of 100, and since one standard deviation is also 15 points, it represents one standard deviation above the mean.