Question 1

In what ways can challenging behavior adversely affect children?

Accepted Answer

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Question 2

What is the difference between instructional technology and assistive technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only assistive technology falls under the category of universal design. 
B)  Only assistive technology is used by all students. 
C)  Only instructional technology refers to the presentation of ideas. 
D)  Only instructional technology can take the form of software.

Question 3

Seizures are most commonly seen in which of the following disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  Down syndrome 
B)  Prader-Willi syndrome 
C)  Angelman syndrome 
D)  Williams syndrome

Question 4

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 5

Delivery by Caesarean ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  increases the risk of intellectual disability in the child 
B)  can minimize the risk of contracting Herpes simplex type 2 or HIV/AIDS from an infected mother 
C)  can increase the risk of contracting Herpes simplex type 2 or HIV/AIDS from an infected mother 
D)  decreases the risk of intellectual disability by Down syndrome in the child

Question 6

Which is true of the relationship between gestational age at birth and IQ scores?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are positively correlated. 
B)  They are negatively correlated. 
C)  They are only correlated if mother's age and education are controlled for. 
D)  They are not correlated.

Question 7

What have brain studies shown about the relationship between poverty and children's cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Poverty causes about a 10% reduction in brain volume. 
B)  Brain volume reductions of those in poverty were greatest in the problem-solving and memory areas of the brains. 
C)  Though there were brain volume reductions in those with poverty, they did not confer a behavioral disadvantage in IQ. 
D)  Brain volume reductions in those with poverty were associated with deficits in both IQ and academic achievement.

Question 8

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 9

Marty has an intellectual disability.He has difficulty in a variety of domains and one of these is when bowling.He doesn't wait his turn and often bowls other bowlers' frames.This reflects difficulties in which domain?

Accepted Answer

A)  conceptual 
B)  social 
C)  academic 
D)  practical

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT part of intellectual functioning?

Accepted Answer

A)  processing new information 
B)  thinking creatively 
C)  forming and maintaining social relationships 
D)  responding rapidly and accurately

Question 11

In what ways might the characteristics of Williams syndrome (WS)predispose those with the condition toward anxiety problems?

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Question 12

What is the difference between event recording and interval recording?

Accepted Answer

A)  Event recording is used by a behavior analyst, whereas interval recording is used by a teacher. 
B)  Event recording is a type of observation, whereas interval recording is a type of assessment. 
C)  Event recording refers to how many times a behavior occurs in an allotted period of time, whereas interval recording refers to whether or not the problem behavior occurs in each brief time segment of analysis. 
D)  Event recording refers to how often a problem behavior occurs during a particularly salient event (such as a birthday party), whereas interval recording refers to how often a problem behavior occurs during an uneventful interval (such as the month of March).

Question 13

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 14

Which of the following was NOT a piece of evidence discussed in the text that provides support for the endorphin hypothesis for self-injurious behaviors (SIBs)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rats whose endorphin centers were lesioned never engaged in SIBs. 
B)  People with intellectual disability who show SIBs display a significant endorphin release after engaging in the SIB. 
C)  Many people with intellectual disability and SIBs have abnormalities in the way opioid receptors work in their brains. 
D)  Blocking opioid receptors by administering drugs has been shown in some studies to reduce SIBs.

Question 15

Which of the following is a metabolic disorder that can cause intellectual disability?

Accepted Answer

A)  Angelman syndrome 
B)  Down syndrome 
C)  PKU 
D)  Rett syndrome

Question 16

Which of the following is true of PKU?

Accepted Answer

A)  It always results in intellectual disability. 
B)  It is a condition in which intellectual disability can be reversed by adhering to a strict diet. 
C)  It is a condition in which intellectual disability can be prevented by adhering to a strict diet. 
D)  It is a condition in which intellectual disability can result if an individual is on a vegetarian diet.

Question 17

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 18

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 19

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.

Exam 5: Intellectual Disability and Developmental