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{{short description|Mental Function}}

'''Intellectual functioning''' refers to the "general mental ability that includes [[Reason|reasoning]], [[planning]], [[problem solving]], [[abstract thinking]], comprehending complex [[Idea|ideas]], [[learning]] quickly and learning from [[experience]]". Significantly limited or impaired intellectual functioning characterizes [[Intellectual disability|intellectual disabilities.]]<ref>''American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Manual on Definition, Classification and Support Systems in Mental Retardation'' (Schalock et al., 2010)</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.apa.org/pi/disability/resources/publications/newsletter/2016/09/intellectual-disability-support|title=Intellectual disability and support needs|lastlast1=Wehmeyer|firstfirst1=Michael L.|date=September 2016|work=American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|access-date=|last2=Thompson|first2=James R.}}</ref>

[[Ageing]] has been shown to cause a decline in intellectual functioning.<ref>{{Cite journal|lastlast1=Schaie|firstfirst1=K. Warner|last2=Willis|first2=Sherry L.|date=1986|title=Can Decline in Adult Intellectual Functioning be Reversed?|url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Klaus_Schaie/publication/232458770_Can_Decline_in_Adult_Intellectual_Functioning_Be_Reversed/links/02e7e51db49485770d000000/Can-Decline-in-Adult-Intellectual-Functioning-Be-Reversed.pdf232458770|journal=Developmental Psychology|volume=22|issue=2|pages=223-232223–232|viadoi=10.1037/0012-1649.22.2.223}}</ref>

== See also ==

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[[Category:Intelligence]]

[[Category:Psychology]]