Robert Feuerstein Views Intellectual Disabilities as a State, Not a Trait

question 73

Multiple Choice

Robert Feuerstein views intellectual disabilities as a state, not a trait. He believes retardation is a result of which of the following?

• A) poor nutrition
• B) lack of oxygen at birth
• C) lack of mediated learning experience
• D) lack of desire to learn

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