Which of the Following Is TRUE

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is TRUE?

• A)The ratio of girls to boys identified as learning disabled is 3:1,4:1 or higher.
• B)The ratio of boys to girls identified as learning disabled is at least 2:1.
• C)Girls and boys do not have the same overall intelligence.
• D)Boys are not labeled as learning disabled as frequently as girls due to their documented slower rate of the development.

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Definitions:

Aversive Conditioning

is a form of behavioral training where a negative stimulus is paired with an undesirable behavior in order to reduce or eliminate that behavior.

Therapeutic Setting

An environment designed to facilitate healing and therapy, often characterized by safety, privacy, and comfort.

Exposure Therapies

Behavioral techniques, such as systematic desensitization, that treat anxieties by exposing people (in imagination or actuality) to the things they fear and avoid.

Mary Cover Jones

Known as the "mother of behavior therapy," she conducted pioneering work on desensitization and counterconditioning techniques.