Question

select the word that means a mistaken belief. a persons iq, or \intelligence quotient,\ is derived from his or her score on a standardized test. for many years, it was accepted as an accurate measure of intelligence. more recently, however, researchers have found that traditional iq tests are inadequate to measure the various elements of the human intellect, which include short - term memory, reasoning, and verbal agility. scientists have now generally concluded that the original notion that iq tests can accurately assess intelligence was a fallacy.

Explanation:

The text defines a mistaken belief and then gives an example of the mistaken belief that IQ tests accurately measure intelligence, which is called a fallacy.

Answer:

fallacy