Which statement best captures the impact of sensory disabilities on children's learning?
a. stuttering is a very uncommon speech impairment
b. visual impairments are easy to identify as they tend to emerge in infancy
c. the origin of learning difficulties is associated with some form of brain dysfunction
d. auditory impairments rarely produce negative impacts on social development
Answer: c. the origin of learning difficulties is associated with some form of brain dysfunction
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a. substance use disorder b. substance abuse c. substance dependence d. substance ingestion habit
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a. They increase resistance to fatigue and boredom. b. They improve one's ability to learn complex tasks. c. They speed up performance of cognitive tasks. d. All of the above e. a and c only
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a. functionalist approach to psychology b. structuralist approach to psychology c. behavioral approach to psychology d. nativist approach to psychology
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A. stay relatively stable B. double C. triple D. quadruple