CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Sandra is below normal intelligence but she is able to tell you the exact day of the week of September 13, 1957. She is/has ____
A
genius syndrome.
B
savant syndrome.
C
gifted
D
highly gifted
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -People with savant syndrome have limited mental ability overall but possess one or more exceptional skills, which, according to Howard Gardner, suggests that our abilities come in separate packages rather than being fully expressed by one general intelligence that encompasses all of our talents.

Detailed explanation-2: -Correct. The existence of savant syndrome seems to support Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences. Gardner argues that we do not have an intelligence, but rather multiple intelligences.

Detailed explanation-3: -Validity is the extent to which a test measures what it claims to measure. 1 It is vital for a test to be valid in order for the results to be accurately applied and interpreted.

Detailed explanation-4: -Emotional intelligence (otherwise known as emotional quotient or EQ) is the ability to understand, use, and manage your own emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges and defuse conflict.

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