Mental age refers to the level of intellectual capacity and development of a child, rather than their actual age in terms of years and months or their emotional maturity. It is commonly used in cognitive and intelligence testing to compare a child's intellectual abilities to those of other children of the same age.

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Mental Age

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Mental age:

A) is the child's actual age in terms of years and months.
B) refers to the child's level of intellectual capacity and development.
C) describes the child's level of emotional maturity.
D) is not used to characterize patients less than 18 years of age.

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