Which of the Following Statements About Communication Variations Is True

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about communication variations is true?

• A)If a student does not use the language expected in school, she or he has a language disorder.
• B)Someone with a language difference that is a disorder has difficulty communicating even in his or her home language community.
• C)Children of nondominant cultures should not be expected to learn the rules for effective communication in the dominant culture.
• D)Professionals no longer have a problem of bias in normative tests of language assessment.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Therapy

A type of psychotherapy that emphasizes the important role of thinking in how we feel and what we do, aiming to change negative patterns of thought to relieve symptoms of mental disorders such as depression and anxiety.

Psychotherapies

Treatments used by psychologists and therapists to treat mental health problems by talking and other psychological techniques.

Perceptions

The process of organizing, interpreting, and understanding sensory information.

Aversive Conditioning

A behavioral training technique where an undesirable behavior is paired with an unpleasant stimulus to reduce the behavior.