Question 1

Which two basic information-processing skills does the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children evaluate?

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The Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children evaluates sequential and simultaneous processing skills, which are key components of cognitive functioning.

Question 2

The case of Victor, the Wild Boy of Aveyron, is important because

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Question 3

The middle to late 1800s witnessed optimistic views about intellectual disability. Which of the following was detrimental to these attitudes?

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The misuse of intelligence tests led to negative labeling and segregation, which harmed the optimistic views about intellectual disability.

Question 4

In regard to the living arrangements of youth with intellectual disability,

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Most youth with intellectual disabilities live with their families, as family support is crucial for their development and well-being.

Question 5

Project Head Start is an example of a(n)

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Project Head Start is an early intervention program designed to promote school readiness for young children from low-income families by providing educational, health, nutritional, and social services.

Question 6

Which is true concerning the education of youngsters with ID?

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Classroom variables, such as the quality of instruction, can significantly impact student outcomes, sometimes more so than the type of classroom placement.

Question 7

Which characterizes discrete trial learning with youngsters with intellectual disability?

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Discrete trial learning involves structured teaching where the trainer directs the tasks and provides specific consequences, making it effective for teaching specific skills to children with intellectual disabilities.

Question 8

Behavioral treatment for intellectual disability

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Behavioral treatment for intellectual disability often involves training caregivers to implement strategies in various settings to support individuals effectively.

Question 9

Which of the following is true regarding self injurious behavior in individuals with intellectual disability?

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Self injurious behavior can be persistent and challenging to change, often requiring comprehensive and individualized interventions.

Question 10

In Newsom's approach to comprehensive analysis of maladaptive behavior, what term is applied to the most distal variables that might influence behavior, such as a child's fatigue or prior unpleasant social interaction?

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Setting events are the most distal variables that can influence behavior, such as fatigue or prior unpleasant social interactions, by altering the value of reinforcers or punishers.

Question 11

A basic premise of Functional Communication Training is that a child's maladaptive behavior

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Functional Communication Training (FCT) is based on the idea that maladaptive behaviors serve a communicative function for the child, and these behaviors can be reduced by teaching alternative, adaptive behaviors that fulfill the same function.

Question 12

With regard to intervention for intellectual disability,

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Individuals with intellectual disability may experience more medication side effects due to differences in metabolism, communication challenges, and other factors.

Question 13

Identify the AAIDD and the DSM criteria for intellectual disability and describe how the two approaches differ.

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Question 14

Describe the stability over time of intelligence test scores of both the general population and those with intellectual disability.

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Question 15

Describe the Flynn effect. How do we control for this effect?

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Question 16

What domains are evaluated for adaptive functioning? How are intelligence and adaptive functioning related?

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Question 17

Pick a level of functioning (mild, moderate, severe, or profound)and describe the functioning common to that level.

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Question 18

What is diagnostic overshadowing?

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Question 19

Review the social-psychological factors that contribute to the psychological problems of individuals with intellectual disability. What predicts the continuance of externalizing disorders in young children who are developmentally delayed?

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Question 20

What is the prevalence of intellectual disability? How is prevalence impacted by age, gender and socio-economic status?

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Quiz 11: Intellectual Disability