Research on Older Individuals with Learning Disabilities Has Found That

question 19

Multiple Choice

Research on older individuals with learning disabilities has found that most:

• A) exhibit no learning problems after adolescence.
• B) make significant improvements without intervention.
• C) continue to have difficulty with academic tasks and social acceptance.
• D) catch up with their peers.

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Definitions:

Self-discrepancy Theory

Higgins’s theory about the consequences of making actual – ideal and actual – ‘ought’ self-comparisons that reveal self-discrepancies.

Festinger

Leon Festinger was a psychologist known for the theory of cognitive dissonance, which describes the discomfort felt when holding conflicting thoughts or beliefs.

Self-regulation

The process by which individuals control their own thoughts, emotions, and behaviors to pursue long-term goals.

Self-discrepancy

A psychological theory detailing the discrepancy between an individual's actual self, ideal self, and ought self.