Question

What does mental age (MA) represent?

Options

• The actual age of a person in years since birth.

• The age level at which a person completes all intelligence test items for that age.

• The difference between chronological age and intellectual development.

• The maximum age a person can achieve cognitively.

Answer 1

The age level at which a person completes all intelligence test items for that age.

Explanation: 

Mental age indicates the intellectual development level based on performance on age-specific intelligence test items, not the actual chronological age.