CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

MEASUREMENT OF INTELLIGENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
year old Dan has an intelligence score of 63 and the academic skills of a 4th grader. He is unable to live independently. Dan probably
A
has an exceptional need/intellectual disability
B
has savant syndrome
C
will eventually achieve self supporting social and vocational skills
D
is a divergent thinker
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -One way to measure intellectual functioning is an IQ test. Generally, an IQ test score of around 70 or as high as 75 indicates a significant limitation in intellectual functioning.

Detailed explanation-2: -It means that 50 percent of the variation in intelligence within a group of people is attributable to genetic factors. In other words, heritability never pertains to an individual, only to why people differ from one another.

Detailed explanation-3: -It was found that identical twins have IQ scores that are more similar than the IQ scores of fraternal twins. Even identical twins who were raised in separate households were found to have IQ’s that were more similar than that of fraternal twins raised together.

Detailed explanation-4: -What does it mean to say that the heritability of a trait is approximately 50 percent? it means that of the variation in the trait within a group of people, 50 percent can be attributed to heredity.

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