Which Statement About the Predisposing and Etiological Factors Associated with Intellectual

question 72

Multiple Choice

Which statement about the predisposing and etiological factors associated with intellectual disabilities is accurate ?

• A) Heredity explains the cause of over one-half of all cases of intellectual disabilities.
• B) Down syndrome and fetal alcohol syndrome account for almost 75 percent of all cases of intellectual disabilities.
• C) More children develop intellectual disabilities because of infections and brain damage during infancy than because of all other causes put together.
• D) In a large majority of cases (80 percent), the cause of intellectual disabilities is not known.

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