Question 1

Describe three ways that general and special educators can collaborate to serve students with intellectual disabilities.

Accepted Answer

Special educators can provide consultation to general educators advising on such topics as: how to use the students IEP to make and meet instructional goals, how to modify assignments, instruction, and materials. Or, the special educator may make most of the adaptations or modifications herself or himself and help carry them out in the classroom. Special educators can also help use assistive technologies in the classroom and help design, implement, and evaluate instructional programs to enhance social participation. Various forms of co-teaching may be used (e.g., the subject area teacher teaches content and the special educator teaches note-taking).

Question 2

The most common known hereditary cause of intellectual disabilities is

Accepted Answer

A) Fragile X syndrome. 
B) Down syndrome. 
C) Williams syndrome. 
D) Prader-Willi syndrome. 
A) Fragile X syndrome. 
B) Down syndrome. 
C) Williams syndrome. 
D) Prader-Willi syndrome. A

Question 3

Explain why the major professional organization for people with significant cognitive or intellectual disabilities changed its name from the American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR)to the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD).

Accepted Answer

Students should describe the history of labels being used pejoratively, note the fact that "disability" has become a term used worldwide, and point out that the term "intellectual" is more accurate than "mental," given that "mental" is associated with emotions rather than intellect.

Question 4

People with intellectual disabilities are likely to believe they have little control over what happens to them and that they are primarily controlled by other people and events. This belief is

Accepted Answer

A) a lack of self-regulation. 
B) due to their histories of failure. 
C) due to locus of control. 
D) a problem with gullibility. 
A) a lack of self-regulation. 
B) due to their histories of failure. 
C) due to locus of control. 
D) a problem with gullibility.

Question 5

Research has consistently shown that students who are positively reinforced for correct responses learn faster.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Write a scenario illustrating the kinds of social problems a person with an intellectual disability is likely to have.

Accepted Answer

Examples should illustrate: di

Question 7

Most professionals agree that transition programming for students with intellectual disabilities should begin

Accepted Answer

A) at birth. 
B) during the elementary years. 
C) at the middle school level. 
D) when the student enters high school. 
A) at birth. 
B) during the elementary years. 
C) at the middle school level. 
D) when the student enters high school.

Question 8

A motivational term referring to a condition wherein a person believes that no matter how hard he or she tries, failure will result is

Accepted Answer

A) outside locus of control. 
B) self-defeatism. 
C) learned helplessness. 
D) self-determination. 
A) outside locus of control. 
B) self-defeatism. 
C) learned helplessness. 
D) self-determination.

Question 9

Results from the Perry Preschool Project and the Abecedarian Project indicate that

Accepted Answer

A) special classes are the most effective placement. 
B) most early intervention programs are ineffective. 
C) high school performance is not affected by early intervention. 
D) early intervention can reduce the rate of intellectual disabilities. 
A) special classes are the most effective placement. 
B) most early intervention programs are ineffective. 
C) high school performance is not affected by early intervention. 
D) early intervention can reduce the rate of intellectual disabilities.

Question 10

Pointing to an item while telling a student to pick it up is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) verbal prompt. 
B) gestural prompt. 
C) modeling. 
D) physical prompt. 
A) verbal prompt. 
B) gestural prompt. 
C) modeling. 
D) physical prompt.

Question 11

A person's awareness of what strategies are needed to perform a task, the ability to plan how to use the strategies, and the evaluation of how well the strategies are working is

Accepted Answer

A) metacognition. 
B) self-regulation. 
C) working memory. 
D) perception. 
A) metacognition. 
B) self-regulation. 
C) working memory. 
D) perception.

Question 12

If a person achieves a low score on an IQ test, this means that his or her adaptive skills are below average.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The ability to make personal choices, regulate one's own life, and be a self-advocate is called

Accepted Answer

A) self-determination. 
B) self-reliance. 
C) self-consciousness. 
D) self-promotion. 
A) self-determination. 
B) self-reliance. 
C) self-consciousness. 
D) self-promotion.

Question 14

Each of the following diagnostic techniques involves the fetus EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) amniocentesis. 
B) chorionic villus sampling. 
C) phenylketonuria (PKU)screening. 
D) Nuchal translucency sonogram. 
A) amniocentesis. 
B) chorionic villus sampling. 
C) phenylketonuria (PKU)screening. 
D) Nuchal translucency sonogram.

Question 15

In the past several years, it has become more difficult to designate someone as having intellectual disabilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Discuss the difference in expected prevalence rates for intellectual disabilities (based on the hypothetical normal curve of intelligence)and the actual prevalence figures.

Accepted Answer

The lower prevalence figures are probabl

Question 17

Encephalitis results more often in intellectual disabilities than does meningitis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Distinguish between intelligence and adaptive behavior, giving examples of tasks that are representative of each. Why is adaptive behavior included in the definition of mental retardation?

Accepted Answer

Intellectual functioning refers primaril

Question 19

Identify and describe three environmental causes of intellectual disabilities.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary: maternal malnutrition

Question 20

Down syndrome is usually an inherited condition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Describe three ways that general and special educators can collaborate to serve students with intellectual disabilities.

The most common known hereditary cause of intellectual disabilities is

Explain why the major professional organization for people with significant cognitive or intellectual disabilities changed its name from the American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR)to the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD).

People with intellectual disabilities are likely to believe they have little control over what happens to them and that they are primarily controlled by other people and events. This belief is

Research has consistently shown that students who are positively reinforced for correct responses learn faster.

Write a scenario illustrating the kinds of social problems a person with an intellectual disability is likely to have.

Most professionals agree that transition programming for students with intellectual disabilities should begin

A motivational term referring to a condition wherein a person believes that no matter how hard he or she tries, failure will result is

Results from the Perry Preschool Project and the Abecedarian Project indicate that

Pointing to an item while telling a student to pick it up is an example of

A person's awareness of what strategies are needed to perform a task, the ability to plan how to use the strategies, and the evaluation of how well the strategies are working is

If a person achieves a low score on an IQ test, this means that his or her adaptive skills are below average.

The ability to make personal choices, regulate one's own life, and be a self-advocate is called

Each of the following diagnostic techniques involves the fetus EXCEPT

In the past several years, it has become more difficult to designate someone as having intellectual disabilities.

Discuss the difference in expected prevalence rates for intellectual disabilities (based on the hypothetical normal curve of intelligence)and the actual prevalence figures.

Encephalitis results more often in intellectual disabilities than does meningitis.

Distinguish between intelligence and adaptive behavior, giving examples of tasks that are representative of each. Why is adaptive behavior included in the definition of mental retardation?

Identify and describe three environmental causes of intellectual disabilities.

Down syndrome is usually an inherited condition.

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Learners With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Learners With Communication Disorders

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Exam 5: Learners With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Describe three ways that general and special educators can collaborate to serve students with intellectual disabilities.

The most common known hereditary cause of intellectual disabilities is

Explain why the major professional organization for people with significant cognitive or intellectual disabilities changed its name from the American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR)to the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD).

People with intellectual disabilities are likely to believe they have little control over what happens to them and that they are primarily controlled by other people and events. This belief is

Research has consistently shown that students who are positively reinforced for correct responses learn faster.

Write a scenario illustrating the kinds of social problems a person with an intellectual disability is likely to have.

Most professionals agree that transition programming for students with intellectual disabilities should begin

A motivational term referring to a condition wherein a person believes that no matter how hard he or she tries, failure will result is

Results from the Perry Preschool Project and the Abecedarian Project indicate that

Pointing to an item while telling a student to pick it up is an example of

A person's awareness of what strategies are needed to perform a task, the ability to plan how to use the strategies, and the evaluation of how well the strategies are working is

If a person achieves a low score on an IQ test, this means that his or her adaptive skills are below average.

The ability to make personal choices, regulate one's own life, and be a self-advocate is called

Each of the following diagnostic techniques involves the fetus EXCEPT

In the past several years, it has become more difficult to designate someone as having intellectual disabilities.

Discuss the difference in expected prevalence rates for intellectual disabilities (based on the hypothetical normal curve of intelligence)and the actual prevalence figures.

Encephalitis results more often in intellectual disabilities than does meningitis.

Distinguish between intelligence and adaptive behavior, giving examples of tasks that are representative of each. Why is adaptive behavior included in the definition of mental retardation?

Identify and describe three environmental causes of intellectual disabilities.

Down syndrome is usually an inherited condition.

Exceptionality and Special Education

Current Practices for Meeting the Needs of Exceptional Learners

Multicultural and Bilingual Aspects of Special Education

Parent and Families

Learners With Learning Disabilities

Learners With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Learners With Emotional or Behavioral Disorders

Learners With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Learners With Communication Disorders

Learners Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Learners With Blindness or Low Vision

Learners With Low-Incidence, Multiple, and Severe Disabilities

Learners With Physical Disabilities and Other Health Impairments

Learners With Special Gifts and Talents

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