PL 94-142 and its reauthorization as IDEA describe all of the following elements in the definition of a specific learning disability, EXCEPT:
a. a disorder in basic psychological processes involved in understanding or using language.
b. a disorder that manifests itself in an imperfect ability to react appropriately in social situations.
c. includes conditions such as brain injury and minimal brain dysfunction.
d. does not include children whose learning disability is primarily the result of environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage.
ANSWER: b
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