Emily suffers from autism spectrum disorder, and is often non-communicative. She does, however, have a specific ability to remember the average amount of rain that has fallen in her city for every week for the last 30 years
When asked about this very specific bit of information, she answers and is always precisely accurate. This "pocket" if extraordinary ability is called ________ syndrome.
a) Munchausen
b) Rett's
c) Memomizing
d) Savant
ANS: D, Savant syndrome is marked by specific areas of tremendous ability that appear against a backdrop of other, serious mental illnesses.
Psychology
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Fill in the blanks with correct word
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Which of the following sets of scores has the largest range?
a. 1, 1, 1, 4, 7, 7, 7 b. 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6 c. 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5 d. 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
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