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Intellectual Disability in Special Education MCQ

1. According to Alberto and Troutman (2017), the following are working guidelines that define the basic steps for conducting a task analysis except ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Observe a competent person performing the task, and list the steps necessary for successful completion in random order

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2. Cooperative learning ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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3. Friend and Bursuck (2015) believe that general educators are capable of reasonably accommodating in their classrooms most students with special needs, including pupils with intellectual disability. Which of the following is NOT one of the steps known as INCLUDE?

Answer

Correct Answer: Avoid adapting the environment

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4. An intellectual deficits model of classification classifies individuals with intellectual disability based on the ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Severity of intellectual impairment as determined by an IQ test

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5. Down syndrome and fragile X are examples of a ______ etiology of intellectual disability.

Answer

Correct Answer: Prenatal

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6. Programs for infants with disabilities or those experiencing delays that emphasize achieving developmental or cognitive milestones are called ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Infant stimulation programs

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7. The statement “No matter how hard I try, I won’t be successful!” is an example of ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Learned helplessness

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8. Which does NOT describe the instructional strategy of scaffolding?

Answer

Correct Answer: It involves teachers breaking down a complex task so each part can be taught separately.

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9. Which of the following is an example of a postnatal cause of intellectual disability?

Answer

Correct Answer: Lead poisoning

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10. Although IQ testing is common in schools, the issue of assessing someone’s intelligence, especially if a special education placement may result, is somewhat controversial. Cautionary flags and reasons for concern tend to focus on ______.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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11. According to the 1992 AAIDD definition, intellectual disability manifests before the age of ______.

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Correct Answer: 18

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12. Which of the following employment options hold the beliefs of the contemporary movement toward more integrated and normalized experiences for individuals with intellectual disability?

Answer

Correct Answer: Supported competitive employment

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13. Which of the following skills is NOT considered an adaptive behavior?

Answer

Correct Answer: Absent-mindedness

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14. Gestational disorders are examples of a ______ disorder.

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Correct Answer: Perinatal

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15. Which of the following was NOT part of the 2010 AAIDD definition of intellectual disability?

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Correct Answer: Defined subaverage general intellectual functioning as having an intelligence quotient (IQ) below 85 or 84.

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16. The ability to retain information while also engaging in another cognitive activity is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Working memory

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17. Trainable memory retarded is the classification of a person with moderate intellectual disabilities who is capable of learning self-care and social skills whose IQ range generally between_____

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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18. Toxoplasmosis is a maternal infection resulting from contact with_____

Answer

Correct Answer: Parasites

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19. Elective termination of a pregnancy due to the presence of a birth defect is known as_____

Answer

Correct Answer: Therapeutic abortion

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20. An instructional methodology whereby complex tasks are analyzed and broken down into sequential component parts is known as_____

Answer

Correct Answer: Task analysis

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21. Syphilis is a venereal disease; infection of the mother in the _____ of pregnancy can cause intellectual disabilities in the child.

Answer

Correct Answer: Last

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22. At a work site for typical workers, individuals with disabilities are employed and work alongside their typical peers but receive ongoing assistance from a job coach is referred to as _____

Answer

Correct Answer: Supported competitive employment

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23. A descriptive statistic that expresses the variability and distribution of a set of scores relative to the mean is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Standard deviation

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24. The recall of information after a brief period of time is known as_____

Answer

Correct Answer: Short term memory

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25. Sheltered workshop is a structured work environment for persons with disabilities in which _____ are often the focus of attention.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both a and b

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26. Self-advocacy efforts by an individual with a disability is known as self determination.

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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27. Speaking out for one’s personal preferences; protecting one’s own interests is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Self advocacy

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28. A cognitive teaching strategy in which the teacher provides temporary support to a student who is learning a new task; supports are gradually removed as the pupil becomes increasingly competent with the activity is known as_____

Answer

Correct Answer: Scaffolding

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29. Rubella is a viral disease also known as_____

Answer

Correct Answer: German measles

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30. Rh incompatibility is a condition that results when a woman who is Rh positive carries an Rh-negative fetus.

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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31. Prenatal means events occurring _____

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Correct Answer: Before birth

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32. Premature birth is a term used for babies born prior to _____ weeks of gestation age.

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Correct Answer: 37

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33. Precipitous birth is the birth that occurs in less than_____

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Correct Answer: 2 hours

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34. Postnatal means events occurring _____

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Correct Answer: After birth

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35. Phenylketonuria is an inherited metabolic disorder resulting from the inability of the body to convert phenylalanine to _____

Answer

Correct Answer: Tyrosine

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36. Perinatal means events occurring_____

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Correct Answer: Both b and c

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37. A less severe and subtler form of fetal alcohol syndrome; caused by drinking alcohol while pregnant is known as_____

Answer

Correct Answer: Partial fetal alcohol syndrome

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38. Outer directedness is a condition characterized by a lot of confidence in one’s own capabilities.

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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39. A principle advocating that individuals with disabilities should be integrated, to the maximum extent possible, into all aspects of everyday living is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Normalization

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40. Natural support means assistance rendered by family members and_____

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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41. A condition in which the head is unusually small, leading to inadequate development of the brain and resulting in intellectual disabilities is known as_____

Answer

Correct Answer: Microcephaly

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42. Meningitis is a_____ infection of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both

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43. Low birth weight is a term frequently used to describe babies who are born weighing less than _____ grams.

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Correct Answer: 2500

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44. Level of support is a classification scheme for individuals with intellectual disabilities that is based on the _____ of assistance required to function in various areas.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both

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45. Learned helplessness is the_____at tasks that can be mastered.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lack of persistence

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46. Lead poisoning can cause_____

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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47. The responsibility of a job coach is to_____

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Correct Answer: All of these

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48. Program for infants with disabilities or those experiencing delays in which emphasis is usually on achieving developmental or cognitive milestones is known as infant stimulation program.

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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49. A condition in which the head is unusually large due to accumulation of excessive cerebrospinal fluid is known as_____

Answer

Correct Answer: Hydrocephalus

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50. Hypoxia is characterized by_____

Answer

Correct Answer: Insufficient supply of oxygen to brain

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51. The ability to transfer previously learned knowledge or skills acquired in one setting to another set of circumstances or situation is known as_____

Answer

Correct Answer: Generalizing

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52. Galactosemia is an inborn error of metabolism that makes infants unable to process_____

Answer

Correct Answer: Galactose

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53. Functional curriculum is a curriculum that emphasizes academic skills rather than personal life skills.

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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54. Functional academics means the application of _____as a means of teaching academic tasks.

Answer

Correct Answer: Life skills

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55. Fragile X syndrome results in_____anomalies.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both

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56. Formal support means the assistance provided by government_____

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Correct Answer: All of these

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57. Formal support means the assistance provided by government_____

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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58. Fetal alcohol syndrome includes all of the following except_____

Answer

Correct Answer: Not completely preventable

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59. A term describing a group of conditions that can occur when a woman consumes alcohol while pregnant is_____

Answer

Correct Answer: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

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60. Family-centered early intervention refers to a philosophy of working with families that stress_____ between service providers and families.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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61. The belief that the consequences or outcomes of a person’s actions are the result of circumstances and situations beyond one’s control is known as external locus of control.

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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62. A term frequently used when describing the cause of a disability is known as_____

Answer

Correct Answer: Etiology

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63. The condition in which there are youngsters with a diagnosed medical disorder of known etiology and predictable prognosis or outcome is known as_____

Answer

Correct Answer: Established risk

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64. Youngsters who are biologically typical yet encounter life experiences that are so limiting that there is the possibility of future delayed development are referred to as_____

Answer

Correct Answer: Environmentally at risk

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65. Encephalitis is the inflammation of_____

Answer

Correct Answer: Brain

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66. Educable mentally retarded is the classification of a person with mild intellectual disabilities who typically develops functional academic skills with IQ range between_____

Answer

Correct Answer: Both b and c

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67. Which of the following is incorrect about down syndrome?

Answer

Correct Answer: Caused by lack of oxygen supply to brain during birth

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68. Deinstitutionalization is a movement whereby persons with _____ disabilities are relocated from large institutions into smaller, community-based, group living settings.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intellectual

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69. _____ is a common virus that is part of the herpes group; if initial exposure occurs during pregnancy, severe damage to the fetus often results.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cytomegalovirus

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70. Instructional process whereby heterogeneous groups of students work together on an assignment is known as_____

Answer

Correct Answer: Cooperative learning

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71. Community based instruction is a strategy for teaching functional skills in the environment with simulated settings.

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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72. Chorionic villus sampling is conducted in _____ trimester of pregnancy.

Answer

Correct Answer: First

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73. When the fetus exits the birth canal buttocks first rather than the more typical headfirst presentation it is called_____

Answer

Correct Answer: Breech presentation

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74. Birth trauma means difficulties associated with_____

Answer

Correct Answer: Delivery of the fetus

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75. Biologically at risk refers to young children with a history of_____conditions and developmental events that heighten the potential for later atypical development.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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76. Augmentative and alternative communication means techniques and_____ used as a supplement or alternative to oral language.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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77. Anoxia is the loss of or inadequate supply of oxygen associated with the birth process and frequently resulting in _____damage.

Answer

Correct Answer: Brain

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78. Cranial malformation is known as_____

Answer

Correct Answer: Anencephaly

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79. Amniocentesis is a diagnostic medical procedure performed to detect _____abnormalities in a fetus.

Answer

Correct Answer: Genetic

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80. The ability of an individual to meet the standards of personal independence as well as social responsibility appropriate for his or her_____

Answer

Correct Answer: Both

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81. AIDS is an infectious disease caused by _____

Answer

Correct Answer: Human immunodeficiency virus

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