Jason's mother claims that he can multiply large numbers in his head. She says he can figure out, for example, what day of the week it was on February 2, 1846 . However, Jason was tested for intelligence and his IQ scored was below 70 . What is a reasonable response to Jason's mother?
a. "Your son sounds as if he is an autistic child with splinter skills."
b. "What you say he can do is not possible; you must be mistaken."
c. "Your son is demonstrating two common symptoms of autism—echolalia and stimulus over-selectivity."
d. "The testing must have been mistaken; your son is probably an emotionally healthy genius."
a
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a. mild, pleasant; mild, unpleasant b. strong, pleasant; strong, unpleasant c. mild, unpleasant; mild, pleasant d. strong, unpleasant; strong, pleasant
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