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Q:
The case in which the courts ruled that IQ tests could not be used as the primary determinant in placing African-American students in classes for the educable mentally retarded was
A. Brown v. Board of Education.
B. Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia.
C. Larry P. v. Riles.
D. Hobson v. Hansen.
Q:
Javier is Mexican-American and speaks Spanish as his first language. Because Javier does not speak English fluently, the special education committee at his school states that he cannot be issued an intelligence test in English for placement in special classes. Which case is most likely credited for this situation?A. Diana v. State Board of EducationB. San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezC. Hobson v. HansenD. Timothy W. v. Rochester School District
Q:
In the case of Larry P. v. Riles, the three largest school districts in ______ decided to ban the use of intelligence tests with all students regardless of race, for special education purposes.A. AlabamaB. CaliforniaC. IowaD. Texas
Q:
The case in which the courts ruled that the practice of denying low socioeconomic status school-age children educational services equal to those of the more affluent was unconstitutional was
A. Brown v. Board of Education.
B. Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia.
C. Larry P. v. Riles.
D. Hobson v. Hansen.
Q:
In the case of Timothy W. v. Rochester School District, what was the focus?A. right to a free and appropriate public educationB. lending rights to individuals in institutionsC. whether a child with profound mental retardation and other disabilities has educational needsD. administering IQ tests to minorities
Q:
What was the ruling of Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia?
A. schools could no longer permit IQ tests for African-Americans
B. right to free and appropriate public education for all children
C. school districts had to provide an extended school year
D. none of the above
Q:
Which case established a precedent guaranteeing access to publicly supported education for all students who have mental retardation?
A. Timothy W. v. Rochester School District
B. Hobson v. Hansen
C. Wyatt v. Stickney
D. PARC
Q:
Today ______ is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments.
A. employment
B. vocation
C. disability
D. education
Q:
There are how many U. S. Circuit Courts of Appeal?
A. 7
B. 10
C. 13
D. 16
Q:
The federal court system is comprised of approximately 100 U. S. District Courts, which are trial courts and represent the
A. highest level of authority
B. lowest level of authority
C. highest level at times and lowest level at times
D. second level of authority
Q:
Jamila is an individual with an intellectual disability who is frequently discriminated against due to her disability. Jamila would most likely be considered a member of a
A. quasi-suspect class
B. quasi-discriminatory class
C. quasi-prejudicial class
D. quasi-separate class
Q:
The due process clause and the equal protection clause are both part of the
A. 14th amendment
B. 7h amendment
C. 5th amendment
D. 3rd amendment
Q:
In what case did the Supreme Court rule that the racial segregation concept of separate but equal was unconstitutional?A. San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezB. Timothy W. v. Rochester Schoold DistrictC. Brown v. Board of EducationD. Hobson v. Hansen
Q:
What event set the stage for increased educational opportunities and served as a major legal turning point in the lives of people with disabilities?A. San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezB. Timothy W. v. Rochester School DistrictC. Brown v. Board of EducationD. Hobson v. Hansen
Q:
The courts, state legislatures, and Congress historically haveA. been the front runners in securing the rights of individuals with disabilities.B. reflected the views of society regarding the rights of individuals with disabilities.C. been reluctant to rule on any matters regarding the rights of individuals with disabilities.D. ruled consistently in favor of parents thereby establishing the rights of individuals with disabilities.
Q:
Adaptive behavior measures are generally culture fair.
a. True
b. False
Q:
A narrow range of activities are used in the assessment of mental and special abilities.
a. True
b. False
Q:
IDEA mandates that transition services be provided to students beginning at age 10.
a. True
b. False
Q:
A low IQ score is not a sufficient basis on which to identify a child as intellectual disabilities.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Wechsler only devised intelligence tests for adults.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Wechsler believed that motor skills were an important aspect of intelligence.
a. True
b. False
Q:
The Binet has a strong fine-motor component, while the WISC-IV does not.
a. True
b. False
Q:
In the Stanford-Binet IV, the term intelligence has been replaced by the term cognitive development.
a. True
b. False
Q:
The Stanford-Binet and Wechsler scales have been and remain very popular with school personnel and are the most widely used instruments.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Theories of intelligence are useful to the extent that they provide educators with an organizing structure for understanding and evaluating how children learn.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Alma murdered her husband of ten years and was afraid she would receive a harsh
penalty for her actions. Therefore, she intentionally scored low on all of the
assessments administered to her to appear as though she had an intellectual
disability. This phenomenon is termed
A. dissimulation
B. deception
C. maladaptive behavior
D. none of the above
Q:
Julie is a forty year-old woman with an IQ of 60 who allegedly engaged in armed
robbery. The judicial system must determine whether or not Julie is fit to stand trial.
The judicial system is evaluating Julie's
A. will
B. ability
C. readiness
D. competence
Q:
______ is a norm-referenced, individually administered, comprehensive measure of adaptive and maladaptive behavior intended for use with persons living in residential and community settings.A. VABSB. ABS-RC:2C. Stanford-BinetD. Leiter-R
Q:
Abdul is a thirty year-old male with an IQ of 70. He is currently living in supervised housing due to his level of intellectual functioning; however, he is encountering a great deal of difficulty adapting to situations, such as shopping and attending social events with friends. The issue of concern is hisA. level of intelligenceB. level of mental retardationC. adaptive behaviorD. all of the above
Q:
The ______ is a popular measure of social competency and many now place it
among the best measures of adaptive behavior.
A. VABS
B. Leiter-R
C. Matrix Analogies Test
D. UNIT
Q:
Homeokinesis occurs when an organism
A. functions over a normal range of biologically acceptable environments.
B. remains at equilibrium with itself.
C. migrates to other environments.
D. mutates into other newer forms.
Q:
Homeostasis occurs when an organism
A. functions over a normal range of biologically acceptable environments.
B. remains at equilibrium with itself.
C. migrates to other environments.
D. mutates into other, newer forms.
Q:
Adaptation has historically been considered a
A. psychological phenomenon.
B. biological phenomenon.
C. mental phenomenon.
D. emotional phenomenon.
Q:
The AAMR 2002 manual defines _______ as, " the collection of conceptual, social, and practical skills that have been learned by people in order to function in their everyday lives."A. intelligenceB. cognitive developmentC. adaptive behaviorD. social maturity
Q:
IQ tests are intended to ______ the number of children qualifying for special
education.
A. reduce
B. increase
C. encourage
D. none of the above
Q:
Critics of intelligence testing find fault with the
A. tests
B. examinees
C. testing process
D. all of the above
Q:
The Matrix Analogies Test is a(n)
A. test for social competence
B. adaptive behavior test
C. test developed in 1915
D. "culture-free" test
Q:
On the Stanford-Binet IV, which terms are used?
A. intelligence, IQ, and mental age.
B. block design and symbol search.
C. mazes and similarities.
D. verbal, abstract, quantitative reasoning, and SAS
Q:
An individually administered intelligence test based on a three-level hierarchical model of cognitive abilities is the
A. Wechsler scales.
B. Stanford-Binet IV.
C. Matrix Analogies.
D. Differential Ability Scales.
Q:
Which of the following tests tends to be much more clinical rather than school- based?A. WPPSI-IIIB. WISC-IVC. WAIS-IIID. VABS
Q:
Elizabeth is a four year-old child who is in need of an evaluation for special education services. The intelligence test which would be most appropriate for her is theA. WPPSI-IIIB. WISC-IVC. WAIS-IIID. VABS
Q:
A series of three individually administered intelligence tests, modeled after one another in which a person's intellectual abilities are described using a verbal/motor framework is the
A. Wechsler scales.
B. Stanford-Binet IV.
C. Matrix Analogies.
D. Differential Ability Scales.
Q:
Raw scores from subtests that have been converted to standard scores for the examinee's own age group are calledA. intelligence quotients.B. deviation IQ.C. mental ages.D. Z-scores.
Q:
Who coined the term intelligence quotient in 1916?
A. Wechsler
B. Cattell
C. Terman
D. Doll
Q:
The earliest and least sophisticated term for describing a person's level of intellectual functioning is calledA. mental ageB. IQC. cognitive ageD. deviation IQ
Q:
The best research to date states that the heritability of intelligence is estimated to be aroundA. 80%B. 70%C. 60%D. 50%
Q:
Ben's adoptive mother is interested in determining whether or not Ben's IQ of 75 is due to living in an impoverished neighborhood the first seven years of his life, or if it is an issue of genetics. This phenomenon is related to theA. environmental theoryB. theory of evolutionC. genetic controversyD. nature-nurture controversy
Q:
Greenspan's model of personal competence is a tripartite model of intelligence that includes conceptual, practical, andA. adaptive intelligenceB. social intelligenceC. motor intelligenceD. none of the above
Q:
Which of the following theories of intelligence represent an interdisciplinary approach?
A. differential.
B. multiple intelligences.
C. cognitive modifiability.
D. information processing.
Q:
Psychometric theoristsA. study the methods by which an individual processes information.B. propose that an individual's underlying abilities account for variations in intellect.C. study the methods by which an individual applies information.D. propose that there are different types of intellect.
Q:
______ have their roots in differential psychology, the study of group differences.
A. psychometric theories
B. genetic theories
C. biological theories
D. physiological theories
Q:
______ defined intelligence as, "the aggregate or global capacity of the individual to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with this environment."
A. Gardner
B. Simon
C. Cattell
D. Wechsler
Q:
An essential activity for the purpose of making a diagnosis of mental retardation is the
A. assessment of communication skills
B. assessment of intelligence
C. assessment of ability to problem solve
D. assessment of motor ability
Q:
Psychoeducational evaluations for special education programs must include two critical assessment areas: intelligence and _______A. communication skillsB. problem solving skillsC. adaptive behaviorD. motor functioning
Q:
The collection of information for educational, psychological, and vocational decision making is calledA. evaluationB. assessmentC. functional analysisD. examination
Q:
More students are identified as mentally retarded since the federal mandate for special education was implemented in the mid-1970's
a. True
b. False
Q:
The prevalence of intellectual disabilities varies according to the level of development of a country.
a. True
b. False
Q:
When identifying children with mental retardation intellectual functioning is less of a consideration than adaptive behavior.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Just as many wealthy families as poor families have children with severe intellectual disabilities.
a. True
b. False
Q:
People are more apt to be identified as mentally retarded in rural communities than urban communities.
a. True
b. False
Q:
In general more females than males are identified as mentally retarded at all age levels.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Dunn wrote an article in which he reported that many culturally disadvantaged children were being incorrectly identified as mildly retarded.
a. True
b. False
Q:
The AAMR now recommends that the use of levels of severity of mental retardation (mild, moderate, etc.) be discontinued.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Most contemporary definitional perspectives of intellectual disabilities suggest a prevalence figure that is below 1 %.
a. True
b. False
Q:
The term mental retardation is used more in the United States; however intellectual disability is used more often worldwide.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Since the implementation of PL 94-142, the number of students classified as mentally retarded by school systems throughout the United States hasA. increasedB. dropped substantiallyC. stayed the sameD. shown significant variation
Q:
If IQ were the only criterion for defining mental retardation, approximately ______ of the population could be considered mentally retarded.A. 4.3 %B. 3.3 %C. 2.3 %D. 1.3 %
Q:
Individuals with intellectual disabilities are more apt to be identified in which of the following?A. rural communities and high SES conditions.B. rural communities and low SES conditions.C. urban communities and high SES conditions.D. urban communities and low SES conditions.
Q:
As the age of the mother increases, the incidence of children born with Down syndromeA. decreases.B. increases.C. fluctuates.D. stabilizes.
Q:
Incidence figures are valuable for
A. investigating the causes of a disability.
B. determining how many children need to be served.
C. establishing how many teachers a system will need.
D. abstract research purposes only.
Q:
Prevalence is usually expressed as a
A. percentage.
B. ratio.
C. fraction.
D. frequency.
Q:
The term that refers to the total number of cases of a disorder existing within a population at a particular place or at a particular time is
A. frequency.
B. prevalence.
C. incidence.
D. occurrence.
Q:
The term that refers to the number of new cases identified within a population over a specific period of time is
A. prevalence.
B. frequency.
C. incidence.
D. occurrence.
Q:
Greenspan and colleagues have done the most work to promote the idea that social and everyday intelligence are as important as ______ in understanding and defining intellectual disabilities.A. behaviorB. deficitsC. age of onsetD. conceptual intelligence
Q:
Who took the position that intellectual disabilities should be dealt with from a behavioral perspective?A. KiddB. BijouC. GreenspanD. Blatt
Q:
The DSM-IV-TR definition of mental retardation is a derivative of the
A. 1977 AAMD definition
B. 1983 AAMR definition
C. 1992 AAMR definition
D. 2002 AAMR definition
Q:
The current APA definition of mental retardation is essentially a restatement of the
A. 1977 AAMD definition
B. 1983 AAMR definition
C. 1992 AAMR definition
D. 2002 AAMR definition
Q:
The ________ stressed the interaction among these three major dimensions: a person's capabilities, the environments in which the person functions, and the need for varying levels of support.A. 1977 AAMD definitionB. 1983 AAMR definitionC. 1992 AAMR definitionD. 2002 AAMR definition
Q:
In 1977 the AAMD's major change in their definition focused on the concept of
A. age of onset
B. adaptive behavior
C. intellectual functioning
D. clinical judgment
Q:
The first time the guideline of an IQ score that was two standard deviations below the mean was added to the AAMD definition was in
A. 1961
B. 1973
C. 1977
D. 1988