Jonathan Has an Intellectual Disability

question 5

Multiple Choice

Jonathan has an intellectual disability. He is unable to read books or to read music and has had no music lessons. However, he is able to play any song on the piano if he hears it once on the radio. Jonathan would best be described as having

• A)a schizotypal personality.
• B)savant syndrome.
• C)Turner's syndrome.
• D)pseudogiftedness.

Grasp the phenomenological perspective and its approach to understanding individuals.

Understand Csikszentmihalyi's concept of flow and its characteristics.

Analyze the role of genetics, life circumstances, and intentional activities in happiness.

Explain the philosophical underpinnings of positive psychology and humanistic perspectives.

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Definitions:

Cephalization

Evolutionary trend whereby neurons that detect stimuli and process information become concentrated in the head of a bilateral animal.

Planarian Flatworms

A group of free-living flatworms known for their remarkable regenerative abilities, commonly used in research on regeneration and stem cells.

Hindbrain

The rearmost segment of the brain, including structures such as the cerebellum and medulla oblongata, involved in regulating basic life functions.

Cerebellum

A region of the brain that plays an important role in motor control, and it may also be involved in some cognitive functions such as attention and language as well as in regulating fear and pleasure responses.