Jack Is a 12-Year-Old Boy Whose IQ Score Indicates He

question 18

Multiple Choice

Jack is a 12-year-old boy whose IQ score indicates he is of average intelligence.He loves school and works hard on his homework.Jack has A's in all his subjects except a C in math.Does Jack have a learning disorder and, if so, which one?

• A)Jack does not appear to have a learning disorder because his achievement is consistent with expectations based on his intelligence.
• B)Jack does not appear to have a learning disorder because he has shown that he can achieve when he wants to.
• C)Jack appears to have a math disorder because there is a discrepancy between his intelligence and his achievement in many subjects.
• D)Jack appears to have a math disorder because his math grade is so far below his other grades.

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Definitions:

Cervical Enlargement

a widened area of the spinal cord that supplies nerves to the upper limbs.

Gray Matter

Neural tissue, especially of the brain and spinal cord, that predominantly contains neuronal cell bodies, dendrites, and unmyelinated axons, involved in processing and integration of information.

Upper Limbs

The regions of the human body extending from the shoulders to the hands, including the arms, forearms, and hands.

Pia Mater

The delicate innermost layer of the meninges, the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord.