When Children Are Told That Certain Classmates Have Learning Disabilities

question 24

Multiple Choice

When children are told that certain classmates have learning disabilities, they may behave in ways that inhibit the success of those students in the classroom. This best illustrates the dangers of

• A) the medical model.
• B) linkage analysis.
• C) self-fulfilling prophecies.
• D) the psychoanalytic perspective.

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