Mercer's Use of an Adaptive Functioning Measure in Conjunction with Standardized

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Multiple Choice

Mercer's use of an adaptive functioning measure in conjunction with standardized intelligence tests was important because it showed that

• A) many minority children who had been classified as mentally retarded could function in their environment and perform adaptive skills, such as household tasks and holding a job.
• B) many European American and minority children had been misclassified as mentally retarded.
• C) European American children classified as mentally retarded performed better on tests of adaptive abilities than the minority children classified as mentally retarded.
• D) low IQ scores are reliable predictors of mental retardation in minority children.

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