Jasmine Is a 9-Year-Old Whose IQ Is Lower Than That

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Essay

Jasmine is a 9-year-old whose IQ is lower than that of her peers. She also produces incoherent speech and demonstrates grammatical difficulties as well. In addition, she has trouble generating certain facial gestures and humming a jingle. Her younger sister is learning language normally and appears to have no other deficits. Identify the most likely explanation for Jasmine's condition and why you arrived at your answer.

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Definitions:

Disciplined

Showing a controlled form of behavior or way of working.

Five-factor Model

A personality model theorizing that five broad dimensions suffice to describe human personality: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.

Criticism

The expression of disapproval based on perceived mistakes or faults in actions, decisions, or artistic works.

Unconscious Motivation

Drives and desires operating outside of an individual's conscious awareness that influence behaviors and decisions.