While Dilbert Is Severely Intellectually Disabled, He Has the Ability

question 6

Multiple Choice

While Dilbert is severely intellectually disabled, he has the ability to tell you the day of the week for any future date (e.g., November 27, 2949 = Tuesday) . This description indicates that Dilbert

• A) has great wisdom.
• B) possesses superb divergent thinking skills.
• C) has savant syndrome.
• D) is about to experience a terminal drop.

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Definitions:

Correlational Research

A type of non-experimental research method in which a researcher measures two variables, understands and assesses the statistical relationship between them without any causal assumption.

Independent Variables

Factors in an experiment that are deliberately altered to test their impact on the variables being measured.

Manipulating Variables

The process of changing one or more variables in an experiment to observe the effects on other variables.

Double-Blind Procedure

A research method used to prevent bias, where neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment.