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Detailed explanation-1: -Today, only professionals trained in psychology can administer IQ tests, and the purchase of most tests requires an advanced degree in psychology. Other professionals in the field, such as social workers and psychiatrists, cannot administer IQ tests.

Detailed explanation-2: -The tests are given by licensed psychologists. They are usually composed of several parts. The Wechsler Intelligence Scale, for example, contains 15 subtests. Each subtest measures a different aspect of IQ, such as math, language, reasoning, memory, and information-processing speed.

Detailed explanation-3: -Intelligence testing refers to the theory and practice of measuring people’s performance on various diagnostic instruments (intelligence tests) as a tool for predicting future behavior and life prospects or as a tool for identifying interventions (e.g., educational programs).

Detailed explanation-4: -The most widely used intelligence tests include the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale and the Wechsler scales. The Stanford-Binet is the American adaptation of the original French Binet-Simon intelligence test; it was first introduced in 1916 by Lewis Terman, a psychologist at Stanford University.

Detailed explanation-5: -an individually administered test used to determine a person’s level of intelligence by measuring his or her ability to solve problems, form concepts, reason, acquire detail, and perform other intellectual tasks.