The deaf community is often defined as a deaf culture. Which of the following is not an attribute that must be shared by all members of a culture?
a. Formal acknowledgement and identification by the dominant culture
b. Network of voluntary in group social organizations
c. Shared historical experiences
d. A common language
A Correct Answer: Formal acknowledgement and identification by the dominate culture
Feedback for Correct Answer: Reagan (2005) identified four components that must be shared by all members of a culture: (1) historical knowledge and awareness, (2) a common language, (3) awareness of a cultural identity supported by cultural artifacts and identified by distinctive norms and patterns of behavior, and (4) a network of voluntary, in-group social organizations
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A) teacher-centered and uses idiomatic expressions that are peculiar to English. B) designed to avoid the use of cultural referents in the classroom.? C) ensured that the enrollment in the single-sex class takes place through an opt-out process rather than an opt-in process.? D) voluntary and takes place in an environment that also includes comparable coeducational schools and classes.
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A. Prior cognitive preparation B. Self-stimulatory behavior C. Negative reinforcement D. Peer pairing
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a. enhance students' ability to regulate their own behavior. b. undermine student achievement by focusing on relationships over academics. c. experience an increase in defiant behavior from at-risk students. d. possess low expectations for what students are able to accomplish.
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a. thinking and reasoning b. generation of emotional responses c. muscular strength and coordination d. making discriminations among highly similar stimuli