alleryStart learning →The letters IQ stand for:
AIntelligence quantity
BIntellectual quality
CIntellectual quotient
DIntelligence quotient
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Intelligence quotient
1. The abbreviation is older than the tests in current use.
2. IQ stands for intelligence quotient.
3. It describes a score earned on a test designed to measure intelligence.
4. The word quotient records that the original score was a ratio.
5. Quantity and quality are the traps here, since neither matches the abbreviation's history.
_Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 7 'Thinking and Intelligence', sections 7.1-7.5_
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