Which of the following people would be considered a savant?

a. Carrie, who is mentally retarded
b. Luka, who is mentally retarded but has superb mathematical skills
c. Carter, who is gifted and does well at most tasks
d. Abby, who is gifted but has major difficulties with spelling
e. Cleo, who is of average intelligence, but is great at math and terrible at spelling

b. Luka, who is mentally retarded but has superb mathematical skills

Psychology

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According to Eysenck, who would have the LEAST active reticular activating system (RAS)?

A) Grace, who likes to read B) Tucker, who likes to fish C) Lily, who likes to talk D) Ben, who likes to surf

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Which of the following is FALSE regarding the formal operations stage of cognitive development?

a) High school math and science courses seem to facilitate hypothetico-deductive reasoning. b) Individuals in this stage can think of what might be. c) Teenagers in this stage have yet to master the skill of reversibility. d) Teens in this stage often think they are on stage and that everyone is their audience.

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