Generalizing from the Text's Discussion About the Distribution of Intelligence

question 54

Multiple Choice

Generalizing from the text's discussion about the distribution of intelligence in the population, about what percept of the population would you expect to be diagnosed as having an intellectual disability?

• A) about 10%
• B) about 5%
• C) about 2%
• D) about one-tenth of 1%

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Definitions:

Willowbrook State School

A notorious institution in New York where people with intellectual disabilities were subjected to inhumane conditions and unethical medical experiments until its closure in 1987.

Hepatitis

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Deliberately Infected

The act of intentionally exposing someone to a disease-causing organism or pathogen.

Double-Blind Test

A scientific experiment where neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment to eliminate bias.