Practicing Success
Assertion: Individuals who are intellectually gifted have similar cognitive, emotional, and motivational characteristics. Reasoning: The term "intellectually gifted" refers to individuals with an IQ above 140, indicating exceptional intellectual capacity. |
Both Assertion and Reasoning are true, and the Reasoning explains the Assertion. Both Assertion and Reasoning are true, but the Reasoning does not explain the Assertion. The Assertion is true, but the Reasoning is false. The Assertion is false, but the Reasoning is true. |
The Assertion is true, but the Reasoning is false. |
All persons do not have the same intellectual capacity; some are exceptionally bright and some are below average. One practical use of intelligence test is to identify persons at the extremes of intellectual functioning. If you refer to Table below, you will notice that about 2 per cent of the population have IQ above 130, and a similar percentage have IQ below 70. The persons in the first group are called intellectually gifted; those in the second group are termed intellectually disabled. These two groups deviate considerably from the normal population in respect of their cognitive, emotional, and motivational characteristics. Classification of People on the Basis of IQ IQ Range Descriptive Label Per cent in the Population Above 130 Very superior 2.2 120 – 130 Superior 6.7 110 – 119 High average 16.1 90 – 109 Average 50.0 80 – 89 Low average 16.1 70 – 79 Borderline 6.7 Below 70 Intellectually disabled 2.2 |