Question 1

Studies support the conclusion that gifted people tend to be

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A)   less mature than others, have fewer emotional problems than others, and grow up in a positive family climate.
B)   more mature than others, have fewer emotional problems than others, and grow up in a positive family climate.
C)   less mature than others, have more emotional problems than others, and grow up in a negative family climate.
D)   more mature than others, have more emotional problems than others, and grow up in a negative family climate.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 2

The ________-language approach stresses that reading instruction should parallel a child's natural language learning.

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A)   assisted
B)   remedial
C)   complex
D)   wholeE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 3

Jacob is a third grader and has a disability that has caused him to be separated from his peers during the school day. Recently, Jacob was moved to the regular third-grade classroom. This is an instance of

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A)   transforming.
B)   transitioning.
C)   incorporation.
D)   inclusion.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

The idea that gifted children are maladjusted is a ________, as Lewis Terman found when he conducted an extensive study of 1,500 children whose Stanford-Binet IQs averaged ________.

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A)   reality; 75
B)   reality; 150
C)   myth; 75
D)   myth; 150E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 5

What causes autism spectrum disorders?

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A)   improper family socialization
B)   brain dysfunction with abnormalities in brain structure and neurotransmitters
C)   damage to the prefrontal cortex of the brain
D)   childhood immunizationsE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 6

At Jackson Elementary, children are taught to read by making them learn to recognize entire words and sentences and to use the context of the words that are given in the text to guess their meaning. Their reading material consists of stories, poems, newspapers, and magazines. This school is using the ________ approach to reading instruction.

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A)   assisted-language
B)   remedial-language
C)   phonics
D)   whole-languageE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

________ refers to being alert, mentally present, and cognitively flexible while going through life's everyday activities and tasks.

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A)   Mindlessness
B)   Mindfulness
C)   Elasticity
D)   CreativityE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Who created the concept of intelligence quotient?

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A)   Alfred Binet
B)   William Stern
C)   David Wechsler
D)   Robert J. SternbergE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

"What would you do if you could be invisible for a day?" is an example of a question that has many possible answers and fosters ________ thinking.

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A)   divergent
B)   convergent
C)   critical
D)   obliqueE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true of children with cultural-familial intellectual disability?

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A)   Individuals with this type of disability have IQs between 55 and 70.
B)   Individuals with this type of disability are highly insensitive to what is expected of them.
C)   Individuals with this type of disability often need intangible rewards-praise rather than candy.
D)   Individuals with this type of disability can often be identified easily in schools, where they excel in academics.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

The Education for All Handicapped Children Act, enacted in 1975, required that

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A)   all students with disabilities be brought into mainstream schools.
B)   parents of children with disabilities provide homeschooling for their children.
C)   all students with disabilities be given a free, appropriate public education.
D)   a standard curriculum be provided for students with and without disabilities.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Samuel is an 8-year-old boy. He has difficulty solving numerical problems. Hence, he is not able to solve any of the Math tests given by his teacher. His teacher gave him extra assignments and made him attend some remedial classes so that he can improve, but these did not help. His parents finally took him to a doctor, and the doctor diagnosed him with a learning disability called ________, or developmental arithmetic disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)   dyscalculia
B)   dysgraphia
C)   dyslexia
D)   dyspraxiaE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Children with superior talent for something are called

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A)   gifted.
B)   creative.
C)   perspicacious.
D)   sagacious.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

The improvement of fine motor skills during middle and late childhood is due to

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A)   increased myelination of the central nervous system.
B)   advances in the prefrontal cortex.
C)   an increase in the neurotransmitter dopamine.
D)   a simultaneous process in which axons in the brain die, while dendrites in the brain grow and branch out.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Sammy, a 9-year-old girl, is overweight. She is constantly teased and tormented by other children in school. Her parents try to cheer her up by telling her that they were also overweight when they were young and even now they are overweight but they don't worry about what others say about them. Based on the given information, which of the following is the primary cause for Sammy being overweight?

Accepted Answer

A)   Sammy spends most of her day playing on her computer.
B)   Sammy's meal times are irregular.
C)   Sammy does not exercise as regularly as her parents.
D)   Sammy's parents are overweight.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

The worldwide increase in intelligence test scores that has occurred over a short period of time has been called the ________ effect.

Accepted Answer

A)   Binet
B)   Goleman
C)   Flynn
D)   WechslerE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Fiona, a ten-year-old girl, is an outstanding flautist and has an IQ of 140. Fiona is

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A)   an anomaly.
B)   gifted.
C)   sagacious.
D)   maladjusted.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

The ________ is a setting that is as similar as possible to the one in which children who do not have a disability are educated.

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A)   ideal learning environment (IL
E)  
B)   special learning environment (SL
E)  
C)   least discriminating environment (LD
E)  
D)   least restrictive environment (LR
E)  E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Aiden is 18 years old. He has always found it harder to cope with his studies than his siblings do. He is always the last to finish any assignment or task in class. In a recent IQ test, his IQ score was 60. Which of the following is true of Aiden?

Accepted Answer

A)   Aiden is gifted.
B)   Aiden has an intellectual disability.
C)   Aiden is an introvert.
D)   Aiden has dyslexia.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Carl's son has been diagnosed with a learning disability. Since then, Carl has spent a significant amount of time understanding the causes of his disability. He learns that even though several research studies have been conducted, the precise causes have not yet been determined. He comes across a research finding that indicates that it is unlikely that learning disabilities

Accepted Answer

A)   reside in a single, specific brain location.
B)   are due to problems in integrating information from multiple brain regions.
C)   are a result of subtle impairments in brain structures.
D)   occur as a result of subtle impairments in brain functions.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Who created the concept of intelligence quotient?

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The idea that gifted children are maladjusted is a , as Lewis Terman found when he conducted an extensive study of 1,500 children whose Stanford-Binet IQs averaged .

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________ refers to being alert, mentally present, and cognitively flexible while going through life's everyday activities and tasks.

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What causes autism spectrum disorders?

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The Education for All Handicapped Children Act, enacted in 1975, required that

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Jacob is a third grader and has a disability that has caused him to be separated from his peers during the school day. Recently, Jacob was moved to the regular third-grade classroom. This is an instance of

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The improvement of fine motor skills during middle and late childhood is due to

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Fiona, a ten-year-old girl, is an outstanding flautist and has an IQ of 140. Fiona is

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The worldwide increase in intelligence test scores that has occurred over a short period of time has been called the ________ effect.

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Aiden is 18 years old. He has always found it harder to cope with his studies than his siblings do. He is always the last to finish any assignment or task in class. In a recent IQ test, his IQ score was 60. Which of the following is true of Aiden?

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The ________-language approach stresses that reading instruction should parallel a child's natural language learning.

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Which of the following statements is true of children with cultural-familial intellectual disability?

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The ________ is a setting that is as similar as possible to the one in which children who do not have a disability are educated.

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Children with superior talent for something are called

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Studies support the conclusion that gifted people tend to be

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"What would you do if you could be invisible for a day?" is an example of a question that has many possible answers and fosters ________ thinking.

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