GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
MEASUREMENT OF INTELLIGENCE
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Question
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Savant Syndrome
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Crystallized Intelligence
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Down Syndrome
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Fluid Intelligence
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Detailed explanation-1: -Savant syndrome: a condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental activity has an exceptional specific skill, such as in computation or drawing.
Detailed explanation-2: -Savant syndrome is a rare condition in which persons with various developmental disorders, including autistic disorder, have an amazing ability and talent.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -To be diagnosed as having mental retardation, a person must have an I.Q. below 70-75, i.e. significantly below average. If a person scores below 70 on a properly administered and scored I.Q.
Detailed explanation-5: -Intelligence (in all cultures) is the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use our knowledge to adapt to new situations. This is the conceptual definition. In research studies, intelligence is whatever the intelligence test measures. This tends to be “school smarts” and it tends to be culture-specific.