Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Variations in Psychological Attributes

Question:

Assertion: IQ scores are distributed in the population in such a way that the scores of most people tend to fall in the middle range of the distribution.

Reasoning: The distribution of IQ scores follows a normal curve, with a asymmetrical distribution around the mean.

Options:

Both the assertion and reasoning are true, and the reasoning is the correct explanation of the assertion.

Both the assertion and reasoning are true, but the reasoning is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

The assertion is true, but the reasoning is false.

The assertion is false, but the reasoning is true.

Correct Answer:

The assertion is true, but the reasoning is false.

Explanation:

IQ scores are distributed in the population in such a way that the scores of most people tend to fall in the middle range of the distribution. Only a few people have either very high or very low scores. The frequency distribution for the IQ scores tends to approximate a bellshaped curve, called the normal curve. This type of distribution is symmetrical around the central value, called the mean.