Exam 3 Ch. 12 Flashcards
1
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Specific learning disabilities:
A
a term used to refer to the academic difficulties of children who fare poorly in school despite having normal intelligence
2
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Dyslexia
A
low verbal ability but high quantitative ability = difficulty reading but not arithmetic
3
Q
Phonological awareness
A
detecting and manipulating phonemes in words = crucial in decoding text
4
Q
three research strategies in assessing the cognitive consequences of formal education
A
- The school cutoff strategy
- School-nonschool comparisons
- Second-generation studies:
5
Q
- The school cutoff strategy
A
b
6
Q
- School-nonschool comparisons
A
b
7
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- Second-generation studies:
A
b
