Regarding those individuals who are intellectually disabled, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Intellectually disabled persons have no handicap where feelings are concerned.
b. Intellectual disability begins at an IQ of approximately 70 or below.
c. Support from others during childhood adds greatly to an intellectually disabled person's chances of becoming
a well-adjusted member of society.
d. A person's ability to perform adaptive behaviors, such as dressing, eating, communicating, shopping, and
working, is considered less important in evaluating an intellectual disability than the IQ level.
ANSWER: d
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The student tells the teacher, "I don't think I can remember this material. I don't have much room left in my long-term memory." As a teacher, how would you respond in a helpful and constructive way?
A. "No, you have plenty of room in long-term memory. It's your attitude that is the problem." B. "That's a real possibility. Maybe we can work on mnemonics." C. "You have unlimited storage capacity in your long-term memory. Maybe the problem is getting the information in or getting the information back out." D. "Maybe, since you can only store a limited amount in long-term memory. I'll teach you how to do chunking."
Regarding free recall of a list of items, which of the following will most likely cause the recency effect to disappear by preventing rehearsal from taking place?
a. Inserting a 30-second delay before recall b. Presenting the stimulus list at a slower pace c. Counting backward for 30 seconds before recall d. Using a very long list (greater than 30 items at one item per second)
Which of the following is NOT an example of operantly learned behavior?
a. a child doing her homework after she receives her teacher's approval for her behavior b. a rat pressing a bar after receiving food for this behavior c. a dog blinking its eyes after a flash of light is presented d. a rat pressing a bar after avoiding a shock for this behavior
Problem-solving methods that guarantee solutions if appropriate and properly executed are called ______
a. algorithms c. prototypes b. heuristics d. noncompensatory models