Down Syndrome Is a Type of Intellectual Disability That Is

question 15

Multiple Choice

Down syndrome is a type of intellectual disability that is due to ____.

• A) a defect on chromosome 23
• B) a defect on chromosome 7
• C) an extra copy of chromosome 21
• D) exposure to German measles

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Definitions:

Analogue Study

Research conducted in controlled conditions that simulates real-life scenarios to explore hypotheses about behavior or phenomena.

Learned Helplessness

A situation in which an individual is afflicted with a feeling of incapacity, originating from a significant trauma or consistent failure to accomplish goals.

Epidemiological

Pertaining to the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specific populations, and the application of this study to control health problems.

Single-subject Experiment

A research design in which the subject serves as their own control, allowing researchers to observe effects before, during, and after the manipulation of an independent variable.