GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
COGNITION AND EMOTIONS
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Question
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pseudo-giftedness
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savant syndrome
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Kinefelter’s syndrome
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borderline intelligence
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Detailed explanation-1: -savant syndrome, rare condition wherein a person of less than normal intelligence or severely limited emotional range has prodigious intellectual gifts in a specific area. Mathematical, musical, artistic, and mechanical abilities have been among the talents demonstrated by savants.
Detailed explanation-2: -savant syndrome. This indicates that the person can do some “tricks” that seem to exhibit extreme intelligence, but in many respects such individuals actually do not seem that intelligent in comparison even to average humans.
Detailed explanation-3: -Charles Spearman proposed that we have one general intelligence (g) underlying all other specific mental abilities. He helped develop factor analysis, a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related abilities.
Detailed explanation-4: -General intelligence can be defined as a construct that is made up of different cognitive abilities. These abilities allow people to acquire knowledge and solve problems. This general mental ability is what underlies specific mental skills related to areas such as spatial, numerical, mechanical, and verbal abilities.