BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
PREDICTING INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Isaiah is a person with savant syndrome.
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the intelligence test Isaiah was given has no validity.
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intelligence tests are generally good measures of verbal but not of mathematical intelligence
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -It would be fair to conclude that: Isaiah is a person with savant syndrome. Research on the determinants of intelligence indicates that: both genes and environment have some influence on intelligence scores.
Detailed explanation-2: -An IQ test is an assessment that measures a range of cognitive abilities and provides a score that is intended to serve as a measure of an individual’s intellectual abilities and potential. IQ tests are among the most administered psychological tests.
Detailed explanation-3: -If a person’s mental and chronological ages are the same, the IQ will be 100, which is considered average. An IQ of 130 or higher is generally considered in the gifted range, and one from 140 up is in the “genius” category, according to some psychologists.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mental Retardation-a condition of limited mental ability, indicated by an intelligence score of 70 or below and difficulty in adapting to the demands of life; varies from mild to profound.
Detailed explanation-5: -Predictive validity is the degree to which test scores accurately predict scores on a criterion measure.