Cherie Displays a Mild Intellectual Disability

question 72

Multiple Choice

Cherie displays a mild intellectual disability.One way that she will differ from people with average intelligence is that she ____.

• A) performs cognitive abilities faster
• B) will forget information from working memory more rapidly
• C) knows fewer facts about the world
• D) is not as effective in using manipulatives

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Definitions:

Late Selection

A cognitive process theory suggesting that all incoming information is processed at a basic level before selective filtering happens based on its importance.

Early Selection

A theory in psychology suggesting that information is selected to be attended to at an early stage during the processing of sensory information.

Retroactive Interference

A memory phenomenon where newly learned information interferes with and impedes the recall of previously learned information.

Proactive Interference

A situation where earlier memories hinder the ability to remember more recent memories.