What are the three criteria that comprise the IDEA definition for intellectual disabilities?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer:
(1) significantly subaverage intellectual functioning, two standard deviations below the mean for the test used
(2) existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior
(3) occurring during the developmental period (age 18)
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All but which of the following best describes the benefits of taking photographs of children's construction creations and projects in the early childhood classroom?
a. Photos can be used to show administration progress towards program objectives b. Photos can be used to show parents what children are doing in the block center c. Photos can be used to encourage children to take pride in their creations even when the creations must be temporary d. Photos can be used to encourage children to tell stories about what they are building
The best intervention strategies for children with ADHD are:
a. diet, medication, and time-out b. behavior management and medication c. Ritalin and rehearsal training d. behavior management and salicylates
Assessment in the integrated curriculum:
a. requires the use of traditional assessment devices such as worksheets and traditional paper and pencil tests. b. is most effective when teachers forsake criterion-reference tests and use tests produced by professional test publishers. c. requires young adolescents to demonstrate knowledge of relationships, hands-on projects, and other learning that cannot be demonstrated on traditional paper and pencil tests. d. is most effective when educators test in single content areas rather than in integrated curricular areas.
Bryson was three when his neighbor's house burned down. He heard the loud sirens and saw the fire and trembled with fear. Now he's starting preschool. He hears the loud bell ring and associates it with the fire and fire trucks and begins to tremble. In this setting, the sound of the bell is:
a. a neutral response. b. a neutral stimulus. c. an unconditioned response. d. a conditioned stimulus.