When researchers compared university students' self-reports of own intelligence with actual intelligence test scores, they found that
A) students were moderately accurate.
B) self-reports were valid "proxies" for IQ scores.
C) others who knew the student were more accurate than the student.
D) correlations did not reach .30.
E) teachers of the students were more accurate than the students.

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Correlations between self-reported intelligence and actual intelligence test scores typically do not reach .30, indicating a low to moderate level of accuracy in self-assessment.

When Researchers Compared University Students' Self-Reports of Own Intelligence with Actual