Developmentally, the child's peers are

a. social equals whose behavior complexity matches the child's.
b. anyone with whom the child has frequent daily contact.
c. anyone who shares similar interests with the child.
d. teachers, parents, or others who offer Vygotskian scaffolding when assistance is requested or needed.

A

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A boy who is 6 years old has just tested at a mental age of 5. What would his IQ be, using Terman's formula for deriving this number?

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