SPEC 201 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST VERSION 2025/2026.
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. - ANS Which of the following exemplifies learned
helplessness?
Down syndrome and fragile X syndrome - ANS The two most common genetic causes of
intellectual disabilities are _____.
disease or syndromes - ANS All of the following are environmental causes of intellectual
disabilities except _____.
Jean Itard - ANS Who was the first person to develop methods for educating people with
intellectual disabilities?
IQ test scores tend to be static - ANS Which of the following statements about IQ tests is NOT
true?
Williams syndrome - ANS 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
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,him from leaving the classroom with a man who had come to fix the computer. Marvin displays
characteristics of a person with _____.
When contracted by mother - ANS Congenital Rubella
Venereal Disease that can damage the central nervous system - ANS Syphilis
Infection of the membranes that cover of the brain and spinal cord - ANS Meningitis
An inflammation of the brain following certain types of childhood infections -
ANS Encephalitis
A condition characterized by a small head - ANS Microcephaly
A neural tube defect - ANS Anencephaly
An accumulation of cerebrospinal fluids surrounding the brain - ANS Hydrocephaly
True - ANS Intellectual disability is seldom a time-limited condition.
variability of scores - ANS A standard deviation (SD) is a measurement of what?
opioid overdose - ANS Which of the following environmental conditions have NOT been
successfully addressed/corrected in order to prevent intellectual disabilities?
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,sheltered workshops - ANS 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?
Prader-Willi Syndrome - ANS 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?
Williams Syndrom - ANS 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?
Fragile X syndrome - ANS Which of the following is a genetically inherited cause of and
intellectual disability?
comorbid - ANS When a student has two or more disabilities identified under different IDEIA
categories, those disabilities are referred to as...
teaching them behaviors that general educators value - ANS Special educators can best help
students with learning disabilities succeed in general education classes by _____.
Achievement deficits in spite of adequate intelligence and effective instruction - ANS What is
the defining characteristic of students with learning disabilities?
it results in early identification and prevention - ANS One advantage of the response to
intervention approach to identifying students with learning disabilities is _____.
Curriculum-based measurement - ANS Larry scored below basic level on a statewide
achievement test; however, his teacher has evidence that he has made small incremental
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, improvements in both reading fluency and comprehension this year. Which type of assessment
is likely to provide this evidence?
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act - ANS For what do the letters IDEIA
stand?
Referral - ANS The request for a student to be evaluated to determine the need for special
education is called...
Response to Intervention - ANS In special education, what are the 3 levels of intervention
that occur in the general education classroom called?
phonological awareness - ANS 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 _____.
Grace has been depressed and withdrawn for 7 months - ANS Which of the following student
behaviors best fits the IDEA definition of emotional disturbance?
witness anger and aggression without becoming angry or aggressive - ANS Teachers who
exhibit differential acceptance for students with emotional and behavior problems _____.
the disappearance of a previously learned behavior when the behavior is not reinforced -
ANS In special education, what is meant by "extinction"?
vitamin deficiencies - ANS All of the following are causes of emotional disabilities except
_____.
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WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST VERSION 2025/2026.
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. - ANS Which of the following exemplifies learned
helplessness?
Down syndrome and fragile X syndrome - ANS The two most common genetic causes of
intellectual disabilities are _____.
disease or syndromes - ANS All of the following are environmental causes of intellectual
disabilities except _____.
Jean Itard - ANS Who was the first person to develop methods for educating people with
intellectual disabilities?
IQ test scores tend to be static - ANS Which of the following statements about IQ tests is NOT
true?
Williams syndrome - ANS 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
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,him from leaving the classroom with a man who had come to fix the computer. Marvin displays
characteristics of a person with _____.
When contracted by mother - ANS Congenital Rubella
Venereal Disease that can damage the central nervous system - ANS Syphilis
Infection of the membranes that cover of the brain and spinal cord - ANS Meningitis
An inflammation of the brain following certain types of childhood infections -
ANS Encephalitis
A condition characterized by a small head - ANS Microcephaly
A neural tube defect - ANS Anencephaly
An accumulation of cerebrospinal fluids surrounding the brain - ANS Hydrocephaly
True - ANS Intellectual disability is seldom a time-limited condition.
variability of scores - ANS A standard deviation (SD) is a measurement of what?
opioid overdose - ANS Which of the following environmental conditions have NOT been
successfully addressed/corrected in order to prevent intellectual disabilities?
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,sheltered workshops - ANS 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?
Prader-Willi Syndrome - ANS 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?
Williams Syndrom - ANS 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?
Fragile X syndrome - ANS Which of the following is a genetically inherited cause of and
intellectual disability?
comorbid - ANS When a student has two or more disabilities identified under different IDEIA
categories, those disabilities are referred to as...
teaching them behaviors that general educators value - ANS Special educators can best help
students with learning disabilities succeed in general education classes by _____.
Achievement deficits in spite of adequate intelligence and effective instruction - ANS What is
the defining characteristic of students with learning disabilities?
it results in early identification and prevention - ANS One advantage of the response to
intervention approach to identifying students with learning disabilities is _____.
Curriculum-based measurement - ANS Larry scored below basic level on a statewide
achievement test; however, his teacher has evidence that he has made small incremental
3 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, improvements in both reading fluency and comprehension this year. Which type of assessment
is likely to provide this evidence?
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act - ANS For what do the letters IDEIA
stand?
Referral - ANS The request for a student to be evaluated to determine the need for special
education is called...
Response to Intervention - ANS In special education, what are the 3 levels of intervention
that occur in the general education classroom called?
phonological awareness - ANS 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 _____.
Grace has been depressed and withdrawn for 7 months - ANS Which of the following student
behaviors best fits the IDEA definition of emotional disturbance?
witness anger and aggression without becoming angry or aggressive - ANS Teachers who
exhibit differential acceptance for students with emotional and behavior problems _____.
the disappearance of a previously learned behavior when the behavior is not reinforced -
ANS In special education, what is meant by "extinction"?
vitamin deficiencies - ANS All of the following are causes of emotional disabilities except
_____.
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