An Important Shift in Focus for the American Association of Intellectual

question 220

Multiple Choice

An important shift in focus for the American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities has been:

• A)Away from classification and toward assessment of maximum functioning capability.
• B)Away from functioning and toward global classification.
• C)On methods for increasing intelligence performance among mentally retarded individuals.
• D)There has been no recent shift in focus by this organization.

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