Scores on tests of individual differences, including intelligence test scores, often follow a pattern in which most scores are in the average range, with fewer scores in the extremely high or extremely low range. What is this pattern of distribution of scores called?
A) the normal curve or normal distribution
B) the reliability distribution
C) the variability distribution
D) the standard distribution

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This pattern is called the normal curve or normal distribution, which is a bell-shaped curve where the majority of scores fall around the mean or average, and there are fewer scores in the extreme high and low ranges.

Scores on Tests of Individual Differences, Including Intelligence Test Scores