Using Today's Standards, How Would Wendy Be Accurately Classified as a "Gifted

question 61

Multiple Choice

Using today's standards, how would Wendy be accurately classified as a "gifted" child?

• A) She only needs an IQ score of at least 160.
• B) She only needs to perform in the top 50% of her group on a given task.
• C) She needs a high IQ score and some special abilities.
• D) She needs a high IQ score or some special abilities.

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Definitions:

Shortage of Services

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Unsupervised

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On Their Own

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