Over the Years, There Have Been Changes in Our Understanding

question 6

Multiple Choice

Over the years, there have been changes in our understanding of the cognitive abilities of deaf persons. Currently, researchers who have studied the relationship between severe hearing impairments and cognitive development generally agree that:

• A) deaf children think in more concrete terms.
• B) deaf children develop many meaningless concepts.
• C) there are few differences in either the sequence or rate of cognitive development of deaf children.
• D) most deaf persons are mentally retarded.

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