PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A person with lower than average intelligence who has an amazing, unusual mental skill is known as a
A
genius
B
savant
C
prodigy
D
freak
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1887, ‘idiot’ was an accepted classification for persons with an IQ below 25, and ‘savant’, or ‘knowledgeable person’, was derived from the French word savoir meaning ‘to know’. Down joined those words together and coined the term idiot savant by which the condition was generally known over the next century.

Detailed explanation-2: -In general terms, they have concluded that savant abilities are comparable to those found among normally intelligent, highly skilled persons, in that such abilities reflect knowledge about rules and structures within the relevant skill domains.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kim Peek During his life, he memorised over 12, 000 books including the Bible, and was an expert on 15 subject areas including geography, music, literature, history, and sports. Amazingly, Kim could actually read two pages at once, his left eye read the left page, and his right eye read the right page.

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