Which statement about the predisposing and etiological factors associated with intellectual disabilities is accurate?
a. Heredity explains the cause of over one-half of all cases of intellectual disabilities
b. Down syndrome and fetal alcohol syndrome account for almost 75 percent of all cases of intellectual disabilities.
c. More children develop intellectual disabilities because of infections and brain damage during infancy than because of all other causes put together.
d. In a large majority of cases (80 percent), the cause of intellectual disabilities is not known.
d
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A. emotional liability B. display rules C. emotional regulation D. facial-feedback theory
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a. first form their superego. b. cannot be considered moral beings. c. believe in an unbreakable set of moral rules. d. think only about how their actions affect society.
_____ involves eliminating reinforcers to decelerate a target behavior
a. Differential reinforcement b. Aversion therapy c. Extinction d. Response cost
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A. identical twins correctly labeled and reared together B. fraternal twins correctly labeled and reared together C. identical twins correctly labeled and reared apart D. fraternal twins correctly labeled and reared apart