Mild intellectual disability that is more common among children in lower socioeconomic statuses is called _____ retardation.

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Cultural-familial retardation refers to mild intellectual disability that is primarily attributed to social and environmental factors, specifically living in poverty and having limited access to resources such as healthcare and education. This type of disability is more prevalent in certain cultural and socioeconomic groups. The other options, psychosocial and sociocultural, do not accurately describe this specific type of intellectual disability, while socioeconomic is too broad of a term to define it accurately.

Mild Intellectual Disability That Is More Common Among Children in Lower