Hal Has an Intellectual Disability

question 147

Multiple Choice

Hal has an intellectual disability.He goes to school and is learning some academic skills but learns them more slowly than a typical child his age.He is expected to be able to work to support himself and live independently as an adult.Hal would most likely be classified as having a ________ intellectual disability.

• A)mild
• B)moderate
• C)severe
• D)profound

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Definitions:

Experimental

Pertaining to a method of research that involves the manipulation of variables to establish cause and effect relationships.

Correlational

Relating to a statistical relationship between two or more variables, where changes in one variable are associated with changes in another, without implying causation.

Confounding Results

Outcomes in research that cannot be accurately attributed to the variables under examination because of the influence of extraneous variables.

Independent Variable

A variable that is manipulated in an experiment to investigate its effect on a dependent variable.