Chapter 9: Intellectual Disabilities
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- Q1Intellectual disabilities are characterized by significant limitations both in:Intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviorIntellectual functioning and IQ scoreIntellectual functioning and academic achievementIntellectual functioning and functional behavior45s
- Q2According to IDEA, intellectual disabilities must manifest:Before 3 years of ageDuring the developmental periodBefore 18 years of ageDuring the first 12 months of age45s
- Q3Each of the following is an assumption regarding the definition of intellectual disabilities except:Limitations within an individual coexist with strengths.Valid assessments, considering cultural and linguistic diversity and differences in communication, sensory, motor, and behavioral factors, must be used.Limitations must be considered within the context of community environments typical of the person’s age, peers, and culture.The condition is permanent, and even with personalized supports over a sustained period it does not improve.45s
- Q4Services, resources, and personal assistance for enabling a person to develop, learn, and live effectively are called:SupportsTransitionsSupplementsAdvocates45s
- Q5Which of the following means providing services, resources, and personal assistance on a constant basis?PervasiveLimitedExtensiveIntermittent45s
- Q6Two major characteristics of intellectual disabilities are limitations in intellectual functioning and which of the following?Behavior disordersLow IQSpeech and language limitationsLimitations in adaptive behavior45s
- Q7According to the U.S. Department of Education, what percentage of school age children identified to receive special education services receives services for intellectual disabilities?About 7%Nearly 15%Over 20%Only 2%45s
- Q8Students with lower IQs tend to have which of the following?No educational benefit from schoolGreater needs for supports to function at schoolFewer needs for supports to function in other settingsFewer needs for supports to function in school45s
- Q9The majority of students with intellectual disabilities have IQ ranges in which of the following?35–40 to 50–5520–25 to 30–40IQ below 20–2550–55 to approximately 7045s
- Q10The ability to transfer knowledge or behavior learned for doing one task to another task and to make that transfer across different settings or environments is which of the following?Long-term memoryWorking MemoryGeneralizationShort-term memory45s
- Q11Students with intellectual disabilities have difficulty transferring knowledge or behavior learned for doing one task to another task for each of the following reasons EXCEPT:They do not have the intellectual capacity to learn the skillThey have challenges using working memory in novel situationsNon-school settings tend to have greater complexity and more distractionsExpectations vary in different settings45s
- Q12People with intellectual disabilities have significant limitations in adaptive behavior as expressed in conceptual, practical skills, and:Behavioral skillsSocial skillsVocational skillsIntellectual skills45s
- Q13Which of the following refers to the time of onset of the disability as being before birth?perinatalpostnatalPerinatalPrenatal45s
- Q14The cause of intellectual disabilities is unknown in what percent of cases?Only 25%Nearly 100%About 50%Approximately 75%45s
- Q15Risk factors that have been identified to possibly cause intellectual disabilities include each of the following except which one?BehavioralSocialFamilialEducational45s