Kai Has Been Raised in an Intellectually Impoverished Environment, with No

question 112

Multiple Choice

Kai has been raised in an intellectually impoverished environment, with no access to books and very few age-appropriate toys. The reaction range model suggests that Kai will

• A) show a steady decrease in IQ score during early childhood and adolescence.
• B) perform worse than the majority of his peers on standardized tests of intelligence.
• C) have a narrower intellectual reaction range than children raised in more stimulating environments.
• D) score near the bottom of his potential IQ range.

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