In the Skeels study, children with an intellectual disability were moved from an orphanage to a setting in which they could receive more personal attention.Their IQs, on average,
A) decreased 26 points due to the trauma of the move.
B) showed no change even with the extra attention and stimulation.
C) increased 29 points with the extra attention and stimulation.
D) increased slightly, but decreased after being adopted.

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The Skeels study found that children with intellectual disabilities who were moved from an orphanage to a setting with more personal attention and stimulation experienced an increase of 29 IQ points on average.

In the Skeels Study, Children with an Intellectual Disability Were