Key Terms
What is an intellectual disability?
A mental conditioned that causes people to struggle with things of life due to a limited mental ability
What is a cross-sectional study?
Cross-sectional studies are studies with different groups at the same time.
At what age do intelligence start to predict their future test scores?
At age 4.
What could be a possibility if you have a low intelligence test score?
You could have an intellectual disability.
What is down syndrome?
When someone has an extra 21 chromosome causing them to have intellectual disability along with physical ones.
What the probelem with cross-section studies?
It compares people that are from different eras.
Age 11
What are the demands of independent living that a person with an intellectual disability could have?
Conceptual, social, and practical skills
What is a longitudinal study?
Longitudinal studies are studying the same group at different time in their life.
What do low and high test scores have to do with the longevity of a person?
A high test score meaning on average they will live longer than someone with a low test score.
What is more likely to happen with people with high intelligence test scores.
They are usually more healthy and they had higher levels of education.
What is the problem with longitudinal studies?
It is hard to replace the people who have passed away.