An IQ of Approximately 70 or Below and Difficulty Adapting

question 438

Multiple Choice

An IQ of approximately 70 or below and difficulty adapting to the normal demands of life is most clearly an indication of

• A) savant syndrome.
• B) divergent thinking.
• C) stereotype threat.
• D) an intellectual disability.

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Definitions:

Repeat An Action

The process of performing the same action or task again, often to practice or reinforce a skill or behavior.

Sensorimotor

Pertaining to the developmental stage in infants involving the coordination of senses and motor activities to explore and understand the environment.

Piaget's Cognitive Theory

A theory that describes how children's intelligence changes as they grow, emphasizing stages of cognitive development.

Preoperational

The stage in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children from 2 to 7 years old demonstrate symbolic thinking but are not yet able to perform operations or manipulate information in their head.