In using a screening instrument, why are specificity and sensitivity important criteria?

What will be an ideal response?


To avoid over- and under-referral of children with special needs.

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A threat to internal validity in which participation in one group causes changes in performance in a second group is called ______.

A. sampling effects B. counterbalancing C. carryover effects D. constant change

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Employabilty’ refers to

A. The condition of having a job B. The likelihood to obtain or retain a job C. The current labor market for getting a job D. The supply of potential employees for a particular job E. The attractiveness of an individual to a specific employer

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Families of children with school-identified disabilities:

a. have fewer responsibilities when it comes to educating their child. b. often had access to adequate pre-natal care. c. need more access to and communication with teachers. d. are unaffected by lack of health care and poverty.

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______ reinforcers are neutral stimuli that gain reinforcing strength by being systematically paired with reinforcing stimuli

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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