Question 1

What is the moral of the broken-pot story in your text?

Accepted Answer

A)  Once a person is broken, he or she cannot be fixed. 
B)  Sometimes trying to fix something breaks it even more. 
C)  Every person has dignity and value. 
D)  The value of a person is in how much he or she can do all the things that other people can do.

Question 2

Now that lead-based paint has been outlawed,lead poisoning from paint is no longer a concern in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is the main difference between response cost and time out?

Accepted Answer

A)  Response cost is positive punishment, while time out is negative punishment. 
B)  Response cost is implemented by therapists, while time out is implemented by parents or caregivers. 
C)  Response cost is the withdrawal of a specific quantity of reinforcers, while time out is the withdrawal of reinforcers for a specific amount of time. 
D)  Response cost has been shown to be effective, while time out has not.

Question 4

Provide an example of the use of positive punishment to correct behavior.Under what conditions would such an approach be used?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Provide an example of the use of...

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a way a fetus or child might be exposed to lead in toxic amounts?

Accepted Answer

A)  if a mother is exposed to lead during gestation 
B)  if a mother was exposed to lead in childhood and adolescence and consumes too much calcium during pregnancy 
C)  if a mother was exposed to lead in childhood and adolescence and consumes too little calcium during pregnancy 
D)  if a child ingests lead-based paint

Question 6

Stimulant medications have been shown to reduce self-injurious behaviors in youths with intellectual disability because these medications increase the dopamine in the system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

An individual has PKU.Which of the following must be true?

Accepted Answer

A)  His biological parents must both have had PKU. 
B)  At least one of his biological parents must have had PKU. 
C)  At least one of his biological parents must have been a carrier for PKU. 
D)  Each of his parents must have either been a carrier for, or had, PKU.

Question 8

Which of the following is true of self-injurious behaviors (SIBs)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Almost all children with intellectual disability engage in SIBs. 
B)  SIBs are most commonly seen in children with severe and profound intellectual and adaptive impairments. 
C)  SIBs are less common in individuals with comorbid intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder. 
D)  Eye gouging is the most common SIB.

Question 9

Which of the following is the most common cause of severe intellectual disability (ID)in girls?

Accepted Answer

A)  Angelman syndrome 
B)  Rett syndrome 
C)  fetal alcohol syndrome 
D)  Down syndrome

Question 10

For a behavior analyst,duration recording would be most useful ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  in setting an operational definition of the problem behavior 
B)  for behaviors that occur frequently and have a clear beginning and ending 
C)  for behaviors that occur frequently without clear beginnings and endings 
D)  for behaviors that take a long time to resolve

Question 11

Which of the following levels of intellectual disability (ID)is INCORRECTLY paired with its typical adaptive functioning range?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mild; 55-70 
B)  Moderate; 40-55 
C)  Severe; 25-40 
D)  Intense; <25

Question 12

Which interventions tend to be most helpful in reducing aggressive acts in those with intellectual disability ?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychodynamic therapy 
B)  communication training 
C)  cognitive skills training 
D)  social interaction therapy

Question 13

Which of the following is true of the prevalence of intellectual disability (ID)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Since a person's IQ is stable, someone diagnosed with ID in childhood always continues to qualify for a diagnosis later in life. 
B)  The prevalence of ID is 2.2% because that is the percentage of individuals who fall 2 standard deviations below the mean on the normal curve of IQ scores. 
C)  Screening adults for ID results in a much lower prevalence rate than screening school-age children. 
D)  ID occurs in equal rates in males and females.

Question 14

Which of the following is true of children with global developmental delay (GDD)?

Accepted Answer

A)  All will go on to be diagnosed with intellectual disability. 
B)  It is called a delay because those with GDD will eventually catch up to their peers. 
C)  They are usually diagnosed within the first year of life. 
D)  They almost always have a genetic disorder such as Down syndrome that explains their problem.

Question 15

Sattler (2014)identified two broad ways for parents to enrich their children's home environment to help them achieve their intellectual potentials.Which of the following best describes their findings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Provide ample verbal stimulation and interact with children through talking, playing, and reading. 
B)  Provide ample verbal stimulation and encourage academic achievement and curiosity. 
C)  Provide significant mathematical concept training and rigorous use of flashcards, even at an early age. 
D)  Provide ample verbal stimulation and discourage creative play and arts and crafts in favor of academically oriented tasks.

Question 16

To determine a behavior's purpose,a behavior analyst places a child in four different conditions.In which condition would the behavior analyst respond,"Stop that," when the child engages in the problem behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  attention condition 
B)  demand condition 
C)  alone condition 
D)  play condition

Question 17

How have the relative strengths of those with Down syndrome been capitalized on in teaching them to read?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How have the relative strengths of those...

Question 18

Heroin use in a pregnant mother is much more likely to result in intellectual disability in the child than alcohol use by a pregnant mother is.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a recommendation for minimizing the risk of lead exposure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Regularly clean floors and other surfaces of the home. 
B)  Remove shoes before entering the home. 
C)  Never drink tap water. 
D)  Limit exposure to toys that may contain lead-based paint.

Exam 5: Intellectual Disability and Developmental

What is the moral of the broken-pot story in your text?

Now that lead-based paint has been outlawed,lead poisoning from paint is no longer a concern in the United States.

What is the main difference between response cost and time out?

Provide an example of the use of positive punishment to correct behavior.Under what conditions would such an approach be used?

Which of the following is NOT a way a fetus or child might be exposed to lead in toxic amounts?

Stimulant medications have been shown to reduce self-injurious behaviors in youths with intellectual disability because these medications increase the dopamine in the system.

An individual has PKU.Which of the following must be true?

Which of the following is true of self-injurious behaviors (SIBs) ?

Which of the following is the most common cause of severe intellectual disability (ID) in girls?

For a behavior analyst,duration recording would be most useful ______.

Which of the following levels of intellectual disability (ID) is INCORRECTLY paired with its typical adaptive functioning range?

Which interventions tend to be most helpful in reducing aggressive acts in those with intellectual disability ?

Which of the following is true of the prevalence of intellectual disability (ID) ?

Which of the following is true of children with global developmental delay (GDD) ?

Sattler (2014) identified two broad ways for parents to enrich their children's home environment to help them achieve their intellectual potentials.Which of the following best describes their findings?

To determine a behavior's purpose,a behavior analyst places a child in four different conditions.In which condition would the behavior analyst respond,"Stop that," when the child engages in the problem behavior?

How have the relative strengths of those with Down syndrome been capitalized on in teaching them to read?

Heroin use in a pregnant mother is much more likely to result in intellectual disability in the child than alcohol use by a pregnant mother is.

Which of the following is NOT a recommendation for minimizing the risk of lead exposure?