Recent findings show that in the United States, twice as many African American students as Caucasian American students are classified as mildly intellectually disabled, which is a difference that experts attribute to __________.
A. less access to preschool services for African American children
B. poverty and cultural bias in testing
C. truancy and inadequate access to educational opportunities
D. inadequate opportunities for self-expression
Answer: B
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A) common B) surface C) cardinal D) central.
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A. Trichromatic color theory B. Gate control theory C. Signal detection theory D. Opponent process theory