Twenty-Five-Year-Old Alexandra Has an Intellectual Disability and Can Neither Read

question 116

Multiple Choice

Twenty-five-year-old Alexandra has an intellectual disability and can neither read nor write.However,after hearing lengthy,unfamiliar,and complex musical selections just once,she can reproduce them precisely on the piano.It is likely that Alexandra is

• A) gifted with a superior level of Spearman's g factor.
• B) demonstrating a high level of emotional intelligence.
• C) above average in interpersonal intelligence.
• D) someone with savant syndrome.

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