Why Are Learning Disabilities Sometimes Referred to as "Hidden" or "Invisible

question 9

Multiple Choice

Why are learning disabilities sometimes referred to as "hidden" or "invisible" disabilities?

• A) It is common for people to hide the fact that they have them.
• B) They are very difficult to diagnose.
• C) Many affected persons do not realize they have them.
• D) Society does not want to deal with them.

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Definitions:

Explicit Attitudes

Attitudes and beliefs that are consciously recognized and expressed by an individual.

Implicit Association Test

A psychological assessment that measures unconscious biases and attitudes toward particular groups, concepts, or stimuli.

Mental Associate

A cognitive process that connects ideas, feelings, or memories with one another in the mind.

Implicit Association Test

A psychological assessment designed to detect the strength of a person's automatic association between mental representations of objects in memory.