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Describe Why the Statement "Children with 'Learning Disabilities' Are Identical

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Describe why the statement "Children with 'learning disabilities' are identical to those with 'intellectual disability'" is false. In doing so, be sure to provide definitions of both cognitive categories.


Definitions:

Sensitization

The process whereby a repeated administration of a stimulus results in the progressive amplification of a response.

Operant Conditioning

An educational method where the intensity of an action is altered through either rewards or penalties.

Associative Learning

Learning that involves forming connections between stimuli and behavioral responses, enabling organisms to predict outcomes based on their environment.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

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