Question 1

Intraindividual differences are differences that exist

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A)  between a child and other children
B)  between a child and his or her environment.
C)  but are not observable in a child.
D)  between different areas of a single child's development.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

The area of _______________ is the only area of exceptionalities that is not covered under federal legislation.

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A)  gifted
B)  autism
C)  IDD
D)  learning disabilitiesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

The following factors influence how well a family adapts to the presence of a child with disabilities:

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A)  the nature of the stressor event, the family's resources, and the perception of the situation.
B)  the degree of disability, the prognosis for the child, and the level of care required.
C)  income, social status, and marital status.
D)  the knowledge level of the parents, the number of siblings, and the income level.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

When considering the interaction of heredity and environment, it is important for teachers to understand that

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A)  changing a child's environment can have little effect on hereditary influences.
B)  present educational viewpoints place most of their emphasis on the role of heredity.
C)  present educational viewpoints ascribe to a medical model of exceptionalities.
D)  changing the environmental conditions of early childhood can result in behavior changes.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

The most frequently used classification of exceptionality is

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A)  Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
B)  Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
C)  Other Health Impaired.
D)  Learning Disabilities.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Intra-individual differences in intellectual, psychological, physical, and social abilities are found

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A)  between children of the same gender.
B)  between different children.
C)  within a group of persons.
D)  within the same person.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 7

___________ is the situation in which there are agreed-on responsibilities within the family for caring for a child with a disability.

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A)  Family dominance
B)  Family harmony
C)  Family empowerment
D)  Family routineE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Which of the following is not an example of a low-incidence category?

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A)  Autism
B)  Visual impairments
C)  Hearing impairments
D)  Orthopedic impairmentsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

When looking at the historical perspective of services for children with exceptionalities, the 1950s saw

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A)  the passage of new legislation requiring schools to serve these children.
B)  the beginning of many preschool programs for these children.
C)  the Council for Exceptional Children being founded.
D)  the beginning of special programs in some states for these children.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

With the recognition of the role of the environment, the field moved from a(n) _______________ model of exceptionality, which assumes that the physical condition or disease exists within the patient, to a(n) ____________ model, in which we see the child with exceptionalities in complex interaction with many environmental forces.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Match each statement to the item listed below.
-A major variation in the abilities or development of a single child.

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A)  Interindividual differences
B)  Intraindividual differences
C)  Response intervention
D)  Family empowerment
E)  Medical modelF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

The Information Processing Model is

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A)  a new service delivery model for children with exceptionalities.
B)  a method to determine how the various components of information processing are impacted by a particular exceptionality.
C)  the most useful for early intervention programs.
D)  can not be used in conjunction with the Response to Intervention Model.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Parent empowerment refers to

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A)  assisting parents in becoming active participants in their child's education.
B)  a parent advocacy group for single working mothers.
C)  the process of grieving that many parents of children with disabilities go through.
D)  None of these.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

A family-focused approach is to help parents

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A)  become more autonomous.
B)  form their own support networks.
C)  be responsible for how to raise their child.
D)  All of these.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 15

The low-incidence categories make up about _________ of the total number of children with disabilities.

Accepted Answer

A)  1 percent
B)  3 percent
C)  5 percent
D)  11 percentE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

The current approach to family participation

Accepted Answer

A)  encourages families who are financially unable to meet their child's needs to seek out-of-home placement.
B)  encourages parents of children with disabilities to network with other families for information and support.
C)  emphasizes the need for professionals to provide parents with clinical information about their child's disability.
D)  encourages mothers to seek respite care to alleviate the stress and burden of caring for their childE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

A reasonable estimate is that more than _____________ children in the United States can be classified among the categories of children with exceptionalities.

Accepted Answer

6 million
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Question 18

Siblings of children with disabilities

Accepted Answer

A)  spend considerably less time with their parents than does the child with a disability.
B)  typically have many unverbalized questions about the child with a disability.
C)  tend to need professional help to cope with the lack of parental attention.
D)  tend to be "spoiled" since parents of children with disabilities tend to overcompensate with their nondisabled children.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Changes in definitions of certain categories will result in

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A)  changes in prevalence of certain disabilities.
B)  the use of census data instead of school counts.
C)  better counting procedures.
D)  the cross-checking of school counts by auditing teams.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

A child with a hearing impairment is an example of a child with the following exceptionality:

Accepted Answer

A)  intellectual difference
B)  sensory difference.
C)  physical difference.
D)  multiple and severe handicapping condition.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Which of the following is not an example of a low-incidence category?

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When considering the interaction of heredity and environment, it is important for teachers to understand that

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The low-incidence categories make up about _________ of the total number of children with disabilities.

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The area of _______________ is the only area of exceptionalities that is not covered under federal legislation.

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Intra-individual differences in intellectual, psychological, physical, and social abilities are found

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