Kassie has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and does not perform well on an intelligence test. A psychologist representing the ____approach might suggest that this result makes sense because intelligence depends on the amount of attentional resources available.?

a. ?information-processing
b. ?psychometric
c. ?spreading activation
d. ?functionalist


ANSWER:
a

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