Jenny Has an IQ in the Average Range

question 105

Multiple Choice

Jenny has an IQ in the average range. However, at school she is doing very badly. She has consistently scored at 2 or more grade levels below the grade she is actually in. From this, a diagnostician would hypothesize that Jenny

• A) most likely has mental retardation.
• B) most likely has an anxiety disorder.
• C) most likely does not have a learning disability because her IQ is only average.
• D) most likely has a learning disability.

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