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51.

Prevalence refers to the number of people who

A. live in a particular area of the country.
B. the new cases of an exceptionality.
C. have specific characteristics that make them exceptional.
D. are classified in a given category in a population group during a specified period of time.
Answer» E.
Discussion
52.

Which of these emotions do parents usually experience first when their child is diagnosedwith a severe disability?

A. anger
B. shock
C. guilt
D. frustration
Answer» C. guilt
Discussion
53.

Most professionals now view disabilities as

A. an environmental problem.
B. a problem within the child.
C. the result of interactions between the child and the environment.
D. the fault of the parents.
Answer» D. the fault of the parents.
Discussion
54.

The current approach to family participation

A. encourages families who are financially unable to meet their child`s needs to seek out-of-home placement.
B. encourages parents of children with disabilities to network with other families for information and support.
C. emphasizes the need for professionals to provide parents with clinical information about their child`s disability.
D. encourages mothers to seek respite care to alleviate the stress and burden of caring for their child
Answer» C. emphasizes the need for professionals to provide parents with clinical information about their child`s disability.
Discussion
55.

As collaborative members of their child's multidisciplinary team, parents can

A. provide professionals with important information about their child.
B. take an active role in teaching their child.
C. reinforce learning that has taken place in the classroom.
D. all of these.
Answer» E.
Discussion
56.

The FQLS developed by Turnbull and Turnbull

A. measures improvement in the child`s behavior.
B. defines and measures a family’s quality of life.
C. measures the child’s progress in school.
D. evaluates the quality of the child’s teacher.
Answer» C. measures the child’s progress in school.
Discussion
57.

One area of exceptionalities where prevalence seems to be increasing rapidly is

A. developmental disabilities.
B. learning disabilities.
C. autism.
D. hearing impairment.
Answer» D. hearing impairment.
Discussion
58.

Parent empowerment refers to

A. assisting parents in becoming active participants in their child`s education.
B. a parent advocacy group for single working mothers.
C. the process of grieving that many parents of children with disabilities go through.
D. none of these.
Answer» B. a parent advocacy group for single working mothers.
Discussion
59.

When considering the interaction of heredity and environment, it is important for teachersto understand that

A. changing a child`s environment can have little effect on hereditary influences.
B. present educational viewpoints place most of their emphasis on the role of heredity.
C. present educational viewpoints ascribe to a medical model of exceptionalities.
D. changing the environmental conditions of early childhood can result in behavior changes.
Answer» E.
Discussion
60.

In most cases, the influence of an individual's genetic makeup

A. guarantees a certain outcome (e.g., alcoholism).
B. directly determines the development of specific behaviors.
C. can only increase or decrease the probability of a certain outcome occurring.
D. overrides any environmental influences that may occur.
Answer» D. overrides any environmental influences that may occur.
Discussion
61.

___________ is the situation in which there are agreed-on responsibilities within thefamily for caring for a child with a disability.

A. family dominance
B. family harmony
C. family empowerment
D. family routine
Answer» C. family empowerment
Discussion
62.

The increasing interest in the family as a focus for intervention is based on the followingassumption:

A. intervention for young children with exceptionalities should not be the concern of the public schools.
B. families are capable of providing the supports needed by children with exceptionalities until they reach school age.
C. involving and supporting families is likely to be a more powerful intervention than focusing exclusively on the chi
Answer» D.
Discussion
63.

The major goal for the family-focused approach is to

A. give the parents the financial support that they need.
B. help parents become more autonomous and less dependent on professionals.
C. tell the family how to raise their chi
Answer» C. tell the family how to raise their chi
Discussion
64.

The first individual who tried to teach children with Intellectual and DevelopmentalDisabilities was

A. itard.
B. binet.
C. gallaudet.
D. montessori.
Answer» B. binet.
Discussion
65.

Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder have difficulty

A. regulating their activity level.
B. controlling impulsive behavior.
C. maintainingattention.
D. all of these.
Answer» E.
Discussion
66.

Intraindividual differences

A. consider how a child compares to other children.
B. are not useful in developing individual plans of instruction.
C. are the differences in abilities within the same chi
Answer» D.
Discussion
67.

According to IDEA, 2004, a child with a developmental disability that significantly affects verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction, generally evidentbefore age 3, would be under the definition of

A. communication impairment.
B. visual impairment.
C. autism
D. hearing impairment.
Answer» D. hearing impairment.
Discussion
68.

The term that refers to a child who is between 3-9 years old and a has a significantlylimited, impaired, or delayed learning capacity is

A. communication impairment.
B. developmental delay.
C. specific learning disabilty.
D. intellectual impairment.
Answer» C. specific learning disabilty.
Discussion
69.

In defining the term children with exceptionalities, which characteristic is most central?

A. the child deviates from the normal population in intellectual ability.
B. the child is from a lower socioeconomic background.
C. the child shows evidence of multiple disabilities.
D. the child`s deviation is extensive enough to warrant modification of educational services or practices.
Answer» E.
Discussion
70.

From an educator's point of view, identification of a student as disabled is necessarywhen the student

A. has an obvious interindividual difference.
B. has an obvious intraindividual difference.
C. requires special adaptations in the educational program.
D. is identified by parents, teachers, school administrators, and support persons as having a disability
Answer» D. is identified by parents, teachers, school administrators, and support persons as having a disability
Discussion
71.

Historically, the disabling condition of any student was perceived as

A. the result of an interaction between the student and the environment.
B. residing exclusively in the student.
C. residing in the student`s environment.
D. dependent on the family of the student.
Answer» C. residing in the student`s environment.
Discussion
72.

The movement toward an early intervention model makes which of the following moreimportant?

A. the family environment
B. the theoretical model
C. the medical model
D. all of these.
Answer» B. the theoretical model
Discussion
73.

Most of the interventions with children aged 3 through 5 is directed toward generatingmore constructive _______________ interactions.

A. parent-child
B. interchild
C. physician-child
D. psychologist-child
Answer» B. interchild
Discussion
74.

The ecological approach to intervention focuses on

A. direct remediation of developmental delays.
B. the creation of family support services.
C. modification of the `environment` around the chi
Answer» D.
Discussion
75.

According to the Twenty-eighth Annual Report to Congress, the category of exceptionalindividuals that is most prevalent is

A. autism.
B. speech and language disorders.
C. learning disabilities.
D. intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Answer» D. intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Discussion
76.

Shannon, who is 10 years old, has the intelligence of a 12-year-old and the socialbehavior of a 6-year-old. This discrepancy is referred to by the authors of your text as an

A. aberration
B. anomaly
C. interindividual difference
D. intraindividual difference
Answer» E.
Discussion
77.

According to Piaget, children can reason about hypothetical entities in the ________ stage.

A. preoperational
B. sensory-motor
C. formal operational
D. concrete operational
Answer» D. concrete operational
Discussion
78.

The period of development during which school readiness skills are developed and most freetime is spent playing with friends is called:

A. infancy.
B. early childhood.
C. middle childho
Answer» C. middle childho
Discussion
79.

In education, __________ is used to make inference about the learning and development ofstudents.

A. assessment
B. evaluation
C. measurement
D. diagnosis
Answer» B. evaluation
Discussion
80.

One of,the students of a class hardly talks in the class. How would you encourage him toexpress himself?

A. by orgariising discussions
B. by encouraging children to takepart in classroom activities
C. by organizing educational games/ programmes in which - children feel like speaking
D. by giving good marks to thosewho express them\selves well
Answer» D. by giving good marks to thosewho express them\selves well
Discussion
81.

Good reading aims at developing:

A. understanding
B. pronunciation
C. sensitivity
D. increasing factual knowledge
Answer» B. pronunciation
Discussion
82.

In co-education you want't to :

A. make separate rows of boys and girls
B. you give preference to boys over girls
C. you. give preference to none
D. you deal according to need
Answer» E.
Discussion
83.

A problem child has

A. pampering guardians
B. hereditary problems
C. iq problems
D. physical problems
Answer» B. hereditary problems
Discussion
84.

Which of the following is not considered a tool for formative assessment

A. oral questions
B. mcq
C. assignments
D. projects
Answer» C. assignments
Discussion
85.

What do you understand by the term Peer Group ?

A. people of same profession
B. friends and acquaintances
C. family members and relatives
D. all of these
Answer» E.
Discussion
86.

The motif of the concept of curricular flexibility is to benefit

A. disabled students
B. minority students
C. reserved castes
D. all of these
Answer» B. minority students
Discussion
87.

Which of the following is not an accepted stage in Kohlberg's Theory of MoralDevelopment?

A. interpersonal relations
B. individualism
C. social contract and social rights
D. universal principles
Answer» D. universal principles
Discussion
88.

An ideal teacher should concentrate

A. on teaching methods
B. on the subject being taught
C. on students and their behaviours
D. on all of these
Answer» E.
Discussion
89.

Which is the age in which a child laughs less and smiles more i.e. he has learnt to control hisemotions?

A. babyhood
B. early childhood
C. later childhood
D. adolescence.
Answer» D. adolescence.
Discussion
90.

A teacher confronted with frequent emotional outbursts on the part of pupil should

A. consider the suitability of demands made upon them.
B. allow them to release tensions in this way.
C. let them express this outside the class.
D. none of these.
Answer» B. allow them to release tensions in this way.
Discussion
91.

If a child is afraid of school, he becomes

A. punctual.
B. regular.
C. obedient.
D. truant.
Answer» E.
Discussion
92.

Which is ‘Why’ age?

A. early childhood
B. late childhood
C. puberty
D. late adolescence.
Answer» B. late childhood
Discussion
93.

The concept of readiness of the learner is one of the fundamental importances to the teacher’sof

A. k.g class primarily.
B. grade i.
C. any new activity.
D. children with academic difficulties.
Answer» D. children with academic difficulties.
Discussion
94.

Changes in behaviour remit from

A. learning alone.
B. maturation alone.
C. learning and maturation, both in important amounts.
D. maturation primarily.
Answer» D. maturation primarily.
Discussion
95.

The span of years during which boys and girls move from childhood to adulthood – mentally,emotionally, socially and physically is called

A. late childhood,
B. infancy,
C. adolescence.
D. adult years.
Answer» D. adult years.
Discussion
96.

The basic foundations of physical, mental and personality development are laid in the periodof

A. adulthood.
B. adolescence,
C. childho
Answer» D.
Discussion
97.

Which method of research contributes most to the advancement of educational psychology asa science?

A. clinical method
B. experimental method
C. historical method
D. survey method.
Answer» C. historical method
Discussion
98.

Which of the following is the most important factor underlying the success of beginningteacher?

A. his personality and ability to relate to the class
B. his attitudes and outlook on life
C. his verbal facility and organizational ability
D. his scholarship and intellectual ability.
Answer» B. his attitudes and outlook on life
Discussion
99.

The teacher’s major contribution towards the maximum self realization of the child is besteffected through

A. constant fulfillment of the child’s needs.
B. strict control of class-room activities.
C. sensitivity pupil needs goals and purposes.
D. strict reinforcement of academic standards.
Answer» D. strict reinforcement of academic standards.
Discussion
100.

Which of the following is most likely to be characterized the in-effective teacher?

A. emphasis upon standards
B. emphasis upon pupil discussion in the clarification of group goals
C. emphasis upon the control of the immediate situation
D. refusal to help children until they have helped themselves.
Answer» D. refusal to help children until they have helped themselves.
Discussion