SPEC 201 Final questions and correct
answers
Which of the following exemplifies learned helplessness? - correct answer ✔✔ Darla has
studied for a spelling test but she refuses to write any of the words the teacher dictates as she
fears making an error.
The two most common genetic causes of intellectual disabilities are _____. - correct answer
✔✔ Down syndrome and fragile X syndrome
All of the following are environmental causes of intellectual disabilities except _____. - correct
answer ✔✔ disease or syndromes
Who was the first person to develop methods for educating people with intellectual disabilities?
- correct answer ✔✔ Jean Itard
Which of the following statements about IQ tests is NOT true? - correct answer ✔✔ IQ test
scores tend to be static
Marvin is a second grade student with a moderate intellectual disability. His teachers claim that
his gnome costume for Halloween was perfect for him. They say that he is always happy and
that he never meets a stranger. Recently his teacher had to stop him from leaving the classroom
with a man who had come to fix the computer. Marvin displays characteristics of a person with
_____. - correct answer ✔✔ Williams syndrome
Congenital Rubella - correct answer ✔✔ When contracted by mother
Syphilis - correct answer ✔✔ Venereal Disease that can damage the central nervous system
,Meningitis - correct answer ✔✔ Infection of the membranes that cover of the brain and spinal
cord
Encephalitis - correct answer ✔✔ An inflammation of the brain following certain types of
childhood infections
Microcephaly - correct answer ✔✔ A condition characterized by a small head
Anencephaly - correct answer ✔✔ A neural tube defect
Hydrocephaly - correct answer ✔✔ An accumulation of cerebrospinal fluids surrounding the
brain
Intellectual disability is seldom a time-limited condition. - correct answer ✔✔ True
A standard deviation (SD) is a measurement of what? - correct answer ✔✔ variability of scores
Which of the following environmental conditions have NOT been successfully
addressed/corrected in order to prevent intellectual disabilities? - correct answer ✔✔ opioid
overdose
What type of employers pay their workers very low wages, have little or no integration of
individuals without disabilities in the work force, offer limited job training, and is dependent
upon contracts from other businesses? - correct answer ✔✔ sheltered workshops
Which syndrome was first called the HHHO syndrome when the letters stood for the four
characteristics associated with the syndrome: hypotonia (poor or low muscle tone),
,hypogonadism (small testicles), hypomentia (intellectual disability), and obesity? - correct
answer ✔✔ Prader-Willi Syndrome
What is the condition that occurs in about one in every 20,000 births and is characterized by an
absence of genetic materials on the seventh pair of chromosomes? - correct answer ✔✔
Williams Syndrom
Which of the following is a genetically inherited cause of and intellectual disability? - correct
answer ✔✔ Fragile X syndrome
When a student has two or more disabilities identified under different IDEIA categories, those
disabilities are referred to as... - correct answer ✔✔ comorbid
Special educators can best help students with learning disabilities succeed in general education
classes by _____. - correct answer ✔✔ teaching them behaviors that general educators value
What is the defining characteristic of students with learning disabilities? - correct answer ✔✔
Achievement deficits in spite of adequate intelligence and effective instruction
One advantage of the response to intervention approach to identifying students with learning
disabilities is _____. - correct answer ✔✔ it results in early identification and prevention
Larry scored below basic level on a statewide achievement test; however, his teacher has
evidence that he has made small incremental improvements in both reading fluency and
comprehension this year. Which type of assessment is likely to provide this evidence? - correct
answer ✔✔ Curriculum-based measurement
For what do the letters IDEIA stand? - correct answer ✔✔ Individuals with Disabilities Education
Improvement Act
, The request for a student to be evaluated to determine the need for special education is
called... - correct answer ✔✔ Referral
In special education, what are the 3 levels of intervention that occur in the general education
classroom called? - correct answer ✔✔ Response to Intervention
Carter is having difficulty learning to read. Although he is in third grade, his teacher says that he
does not seem to have a conscious understanding that language is made up of sounds. Carter
has a deficit in _____. - correct answer ✔✔ phonological awareness
Which of the following student behaviors best fits the IDEA definition of emotional disturbance?
- correct answer ✔✔ Grace has been depressed and withdrawn for 7 months
Teachers who exhibit differential acceptance for students with emotional and behavior
problems _____. - correct answer ✔✔ witness anger and aggression without becoming angry or
aggressive
In special education, what is meant by "extinction"? - correct answer ✔✔ the disappearance of
a previously learned behavior when the behavior is not reinforced
All of the following are causes of emotional disabilities except _____. - correct answer ✔✔
vitamin deficiencies
Schoolwide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports _____. - correct answer ✔✔ use
research-based interventions to teach appropriate behaviors
In special education, for what do the letters FBA stand? - correct answer ✔✔ Functional
Behavior Assessment
answers
Which of the following exemplifies learned helplessness? - correct answer ✔✔ Darla has
studied for a spelling test but she refuses to write any of the words the teacher dictates as she
fears making an error.
The two most common genetic causes of intellectual disabilities are _____. - correct answer
✔✔ Down syndrome and fragile X syndrome
All of the following are environmental causes of intellectual disabilities except _____. - correct
answer ✔✔ disease or syndromes
Who was the first person to develop methods for educating people with intellectual disabilities?
- correct answer ✔✔ Jean Itard
Which of the following statements about IQ tests is NOT true? - correct answer ✔✔ IQ test
scores tend to be static
Marvin is a second grade student with a moderate intellectual disability. His teachers claim that
his gnome costume for Halloween was perfect for him. They say that he is always happy and
that he never meets a stranger. Recently his teacher had to stop him from leaving the classroom
with a man who had come to fix the computer. Marvin displays characteristics of a person with
_____. - correct answer ✔✔ Williams syndrome
Congenital Rubella - correct answer ✔✔ When contracted by mother
Syphilis - correct answer ✔✔ Venereal Disease that can damage the central nervous system
,Meningitis - correct answer ✔✔ Infection of the membranes that cover of the brain and spinal
cord
Encephalitis - correct answer ✔✔ An inflammation of the brain following certain types of
childhood infections
Microcephaly - correct answer ✔✔ A condition characterized by a small head
Anencephaly - correct answer ✔✔ A neural tube defect
Hydrocephaly - correct answer ✔✔ An accumulation of cerebrospinal fluids surrounding the
brain
Intellectual disability is seldom a time-limited condition. - correct answer ✔✔ True
A standard deviation (SD) is a measurement of what? - correct answer ✔✔ variability of scores
Which of the following environmental conditions have NOT been successfully
addressed/corrected in order to prevent intellectual disabilities? - correct answer ✔✔ opioid
overdose
What type of employers pay their workers very low wages, have little or no integration of
individuals without disabilities in the work force, offer limited job training, and is dependent
upon contracts from other businesses? - correct answer ✔✔ sheltered workshops
Which syndrome was first called the HHHO syndrome when the letters stood for the four
characteristics associated with the syndrome: hypotonia (poor or low muscle tone),
,hypogonadism (small testicles), hypomentia (intellectual disability), and obesity? - correct
answer ✔✔ Prader-Willi Syndrome
What is the condition that occurs in about one in every 20,000 births and is characterized by an
absence of genetic materials on the seventh pair of chromosomes? - correct answer ✔✔
Williams Syndrom
Which of the following is a genetically inherited cause of and intellectual disability? - correct
answer ✔✔ Fragile X syndrome
When a student has two or more disabilities identified under different IDEIA categories, those
disabilities are referred to as... - correct answer ✔✔ comorbid
Special educators can best help students with learning disabilities succeed in general education
classes by _____. - correct answer ✔✔ teaching them behaviors that general educators value
What is the defining characteristic of students with learning disabilities? - correct answer ✔✔
Achievement deficits in spite of adequate intelligence and effective instruction
One advantage of the response to intervention approach to identifying students with learning
disabilities is _____. - correct answer ✔✔ it results in early identification and prevention
Larry scored below basic level on a statewide achievement test; however, his teacher has
evidence that he has made small incremental improvements in both reading fluency and
comprehension this year. Which type of assessment is likely to provide this evidence? - correct
answer ✔✔ Curriculum-based measurement
For what do the letters IDEIA stand? - correct answer ✔✔ Individuals with Disabilities Education
Improvement Act
, The request for a student to be evaluated to determine the need for special education is
called... - correct answer ✔✔ Referral
In special education, what are the 3 levels of intervention that occur in the general education
classroom called? - correct answer ✔✔ Response to Intervention
Carter is having difficulty learning to read. Although he is in third grade, his teacher says that he
does not seem to have a conscious understanding that language is made up of sounds. Carter
has a deficit in _____. - correct answer ✔✔ phonological awareness
Which of the following student behaviors best fits the IDEA definition of emotional disturbance?
- correct answer ✔✔ Grace has been depressed and withdrawn for 7 months
Teachers who exhibit differential acceptance for students with emotional and behavior
problems _____. - correct answer ✔✔ witness anger and aggression without becoming angry or
aggressive
In special education, what is meant by "extinction"? - correct answer ✔✔ the disappearance of
a previously learned behavior when the behavior is not reinforced
All of the following are causes of emotional disabilities except _____. - correct answer ✔✔
vitamin deficiencies
Schoolwide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports _____. - correct answer ✔✔ use
research-based interventions to teach appropriate behaviors
In special education, for what do the letters FBA stand? - correct answer ✔✔ Functional
Behavior Assessment
