alleryA child's mental age is above chronological age. The child is what?
ADull for the age group
BExactly average for age
CBright for the age group
DUnfit for schooling
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Bright for the age group
1. Mental Age measures intellectual development relative to the age group.
2. A mental age of 5 equals the average performance of 5-year-olds.
3. Chronological age is biological age from birth.
_Source: NCERT Class XII Psychology, Ch 1 Variations in Psychological Attributes (ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/lepy101.pdf), "Assessment of Intelligence"_
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