Question 1

Children with a nonverbal learning disorder most often:

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A)  Show deficits in social perception, spatial skills, time orientation, and directionality 
B)  Are unable to speak-especially in the classroom setting 
C)  Have significantly lower intelligence 
D)  Do not tend to show very many social or emotional problems

Question 2

Many researchers have identified a fourth type of specific learning disorder, known as:

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A)  Academically challenged learning disorders 
B)  Cognitive functioning learning disorders 
C)  Impulse control learning disorders 
D)  Nonverbal learning disorders

Question 3

Dyslexia is:

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A)  Also known as specific learning disorder with impairment in reading 
B)  Evident in nearly all cases of learning disorders 
C)  No longer in existence 
D)  More prevalent in mathematics impairments than reading impairments

Question 4

Which of the following are criteria for specific learning disorders based on the new DSM-5 criteria?

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A)  Even after receiving help, learning is difficult 
B)  Poor academic skills interfere with school or work 
C)  Learning challenges first appear in the school-age years 
D)  All of the above

Question 5

Intellectual disability is diagnosed when there is (are):

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A)  A significantly low IQ 
B)  Impairments in adaptive functioning 
C)  Genetic etiology 
D)  Both a and b are correct

Question 6

Medications for aggression and depression in children and adolescents with intellectual disability are:

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A)  Very effective for decreasing aggression, but not very effective for decreasing depression 
B)  Very effective in treating depression, but not very effective for treating aggression 
C)  Relatively effective in treating depression and very effective in treating aggression 
D)  Not very effective for decreasing either aggression or depression

Question 7

What other disorders are highly comorbid with specific learning disorders? What do these patterns tell us about the diagnoses themselves?

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Question 8

Based on the meta-analysis study of special education interventions for specific learning disorders, which of the following services were effective in treating specific learning disorders (i.e., they showed a large effect size)?

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A)  Early intervention 
B)  Applied behavior analysis 
C)  Psycholinguistic training 
D)  All of the above

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a current specifier of impairment in specific learning disorder?

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A)  Reading 
B)  Mathematics 
C)  Cognitive 
D)  Written expression

Question 10

Discuss the disorders that are most highly co-morbid with intellectual disability.

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Question 11

Risk factors for specifc learning problems include:

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A)  Belief that intelligence and academic functioning can change over time 
B)  Attentional problems and problems in self-regulation 
C)  Smaller family size 
D)  All of the above

Question 12

Of the etiological factors listed below, which group accounts for the largest percentage (30% to 40%) of intellectual disability?

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A)  Environmental influences 
B)  Hereditary disorders 
C)  Childhood disease 
D)  Etiology is unknown

Question 13

Specific learning disorders can be specified for which of the following severities?

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A)  Mild, moderate, or severe 
B)  Low, medium, or high 
C)  Overt, covert, or unobservable 
D)  All of the above

Question 14

According to your book, within the last few years the connections between school personnel and parents/caretakers:

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A)  Has deteriorated, largely because the educational system does not perceive the importance of parents 
B)  Has been improved when educators try to join parents in a cooperative partnership that focuses on the best interests of the child 
C)  Has still focused on problem-children and problem-parents 
D)  Has remained largely the same because the educational system pays little attention to the home environment

Question 15

What are the etiologies that are known for intellectual disability.Which etiologies are connected to which categorizations of intellectual disability? Are any of these causes preventable?

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Question 16

Define intellectual disability and discuss the various aspects of prevalence (e.g., gender, age, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status).

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Question 17

Which of the following is FALSE?

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A)  Specific learning disorders were diagnosed in DSM-IV with the discrepancy Method 
B)  Responsiveness to intervention is currently used with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDE
A)  regulations 
C)  Social-emotional learning disorders are also known as nonverbal learning disorders 
D)  Specific learning disorders are very common, with most studies showing prevalence of 35% to 40% of school-aged children

Question 18

The etiological factors that have received the most support regarding the development of specific learning disorders are:

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A)  Genetic factors, biological factors, and ineffective learning strategies 
B)  Lack of motivation, low levels of parental education, and poor teaching 
C)  Behavioral factors, cognitive factors, and familial factors 
D)  All of the above

Question 19

A common age for a specific learning disorder with impairment in reading is:

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A)  3 years old 
B)  5 years old 
C)  7 years old 
D)  10 years old

Question 20

If children who experience a specific learning disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are given a psychostimulant medication like Ritalin:

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A)  The learning problems become worse 
B)  Academic achievement increases 
C)  Aversive behavior decreases, but there is little impact on academic achievement 
D)  There are rarely any positive or negative effects

Exam 13: Specific Learning Disorders and Intellectual Disability