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Sadiq and Tahir had an excellent time-travel adventure back to 1916. In order to come back to present sadiq (who is a little below average in intelligence needs a score of 115 on the stanford-Binet Intelligence Test, Sadiq has to convince Professor Tahir that he is_______than he actually is, because the Stanford-Binet IQ was calculated as________.

Correct answer: B. younger; (mental age/chronological age 100

  • A. older; (mental age/chronological age 10
  • B. younger; (mental age/chronological age 100
  • C. older; (chronological age/mental age 10
  • D. younger; (chronological age/mental age 10

Explanation

The Stanford-Binet IQ was traditionally calculated as mental age divided by chronological age, multiplied by 100. To obtain 115 despite being below average, Sadiq would need to make his chronological age appear younger, lowering the denominator.

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