An example of the difference-equals-deficit error is: a. assuming that children who are deaf cannot communicate as well as children who can hear. b. the identification of flaws within the application of the scientific method. c. failing to compare typical and atypical behavior. d. ignoring inconsistencies in a child's language development.

Option A

Explanation:

The example of the difference equals deficit error is to think that the children that is dump cannot communicate equally like that of the children that can hear.

This is a kind of false assumption which people think persists in the children that are deaf. This assumption is based on the generalized standards that makes us think that being defective by ear will affect the other factors of the brain.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.