Asked by Jeeva Senthilnathan on Jul 13, 2024

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Mental age (MA)

A) focus on important elements of a problem
B) relating new material to well-known material
C) information is maintained for only a fraction of a second
D) focus simultaneously on multiple aspects of a problem
E) awareness of and control of cognitive abilities
F) cluster of related items
G) descriptive of Sternberg's view of three intelligences
H) moral acts conform to authority or to the rules of the game
I) awareness of the functioning of one's memory
J) encoding based upon meaning
K) capable of relatively permanent storage of information
L) intellectual level of functioning
M) placing objects in order
N) genetic disorder related to intellectual disability
O) academic ability
P) transforming sensory input into a readily useable form
Q) using divergent thinking
R) physical number of years of age
S) street smarts
T) recognition that processes can be undone

Mental Age

A measure of a person's intellectual development relative to people of their chronological age, indicating how far they have progressed in their cognitive abilities.

Cognitive Abilities

The mental capabilities that involve the acquisition, processing, retention, and application of information, such as memory, reasoning, attention, and problem-solving.

Encoding

The process of translating sensory input into a form or format that can be stored and used by the memory system.

  • Recognize principal notions in cognitive growth and associate them with their respective explanations.
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MS
Manyake SollyJul 14, 2024
Final Answer :
L
Explanation :
Mental age (MA) refers to an individual's intellectual level of functioning, typically compared to an average level of intelligence for a person of the same chronological age.