PSY 255 chapters one through four review in class exercise.
Please circle the True or False below each statement.
1.58: Individuals with exceptionalities should be viewed from a broader perspective than that
projected by a single profession.
True or False
1.59: Disabled refers to an individual who has a loss of physical functioning or difficulty in
learning and social adjustment.
True or False
1.60: The term handicapped literally means "cap in hand."
True or False
1.61: Some labels may be permanent, others may be temporary, but all are negative.
True or False
1.62: Informal labels such as "crazy" or "cripple" may change an individual's perception of
himself/herself.
True or False
1.63: An institution is defined as an establishment or facility governed in a permissive manner
to promote individual independence.
True or False
1.64: The fundamental purpose of the Americans with Disabilities Act is to guarantee that
every person with a disability gets a job.
True or False
1.65: The Americans with Disabilities Act defines a person with a disability as having both a
physical or mental impairment that substantially limits him or her in some major life
activity.
True or False
1.66: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 included provisions for people with disabilities.
True or False
1.67: The purpose of a reasonable accommodation is to ensure that people with disabilities
have a fair and level playing field when seeking employment, accessing public or private
services, and telecommunications.
True or False
1.68: Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, services must be provided that enable
individuals with speech and hearing loss to make and receive calls on regular telephones.
True or False
1.69: Recreation and leisure-time opportunities within the community vary substantially
according to age and the severity of an individual's disability.
True or False
1.70: The medical model has two basic dimensions: healthy and pathological.
True or False
1.71: The first documented attempt to personalize a treatment program for an individual with
disabilities occurred about one hundred years ago.
True or False
1.72: Itard's work with the wild boy of Aveyron supports the importance of heredity in
learning.
True or False
1.73: Conditioning is the process in which new objects or situations elicit responses that were
previously elicited by other stimuli.
True or False
1.74: Social deviance may be caused by the interaction of several factors, including genetic
makeup and individual experiences.
True or False
1.75: Efficacy studies of special classes in the 1950s and 60s for students with mild mental
retardation suggest there were no differences in the academic achievement between
learners in special or general education classes.
True or False
1.76: The Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens basically established that all students
with disabilities have the right to a free and appropriate public education.
True or False
1.77: Special education may require some cost to parents if the child's educational needs
exceed the resources of a school district.
True or False
1.78: Related services must be provided to ensure that students benefit from their educational
experience.
True or False
1.79: IDEA 97 requires that states establish a mediation system in which parents and schools
voluntarily participate to solve their differences regarding a child's special education
program.
True or False
1.80: The Supreme Court in Hendrick Hudson v. Rowley declared that schools must provide an
ideal educational program for each student with a disability.
True or False
1.81: IDEA 97 mandates that the general education teacher must participate on the IEP team if
the child is, or may be, receiving services in the general education classroom.
True or False
1.82: All IEPs must contain measurable annual goals, including benchmarks or short-term
objectives.
True or False
1.83: Over the years the use of separate school environments for students with disabilities has
dramatically decreased.
True or False
1.84: A student with a disability who brings a gun to school is subject to immediate and
irrevocable expulsion from school for one year.
True or False
1.85 There is a group of students identified as disabled in America's schools who do not qualify
for special education or related services.
True or False
1.86: In spite of the call to include students with disabilities in school reform initiatives, there
are concerns from professionals that students with disabilities are being left out.
True or False
1.87: The terms mainstreaming and least restrictive environment are synonymous.
True or False
1.88: Students considered at considerable risk for academic and social failure do not necessarily
meet the definitions of disability.
True or False
2.36: It can be said that general education, special education, and multicultural education share
the same purpose.
True or False
2.37: The "melting pot" perspective reflects the goals of multicultural education.
True or False
2.38: African-Americans are increasing in the population more rapidly than Caucasians.
True or False
2.39: Professionals should consider the immigration status of the family when interacting
with parents about services for their children from culturally diverse backgrounds.
True or False
2.40: Students from culturally diverse backgrounds must always have an IEP.
True or False
2.41: Migrancy is associated with minority status and poverty.
True or False
2.42: Most students from culturally different backgrounds will not require special education
intervention.
True or False
2.43: It is clear that Denise needs special education services.
True or False
2.44: Both birthrate and immigration are influencing the rapid growth in ethnically diverse
populations.
True or False
3.37: Family relationships are generally strengthened by the birth of an infant with a disability.
True or False
3.38: The range and sequence of emotions that parents experience in the adjustment to the birth
of a child with a disability varies.
True or False
3.39: At first, the parents of a child with a disability are not usually concerned about the child's
future educational and social needs.
True or False
3.40: The birth of a child with a disability has little influence on the manner in which family
members respond to each other.
True or False
3.41: Generally, mothers provide the initial information about the birth of a brother or sister
with disabilities to the siblings.
True or False
3.42: Stages associated with specific kinds of parental emotions and responses to a child with
disabilities may overlap with one another and resurface during another period.
True or False
3.43: Mothers often develop strong dyadic relationships with their children with disabilities.
True or False
3.44: Most married couples do not experience marital stress in rearing a child with a disability.
True or False
3.45: Fathers of children with disabilities prefer events and learning activities that are directed
at the whole family and not just themselves.
True or False
3.46: Fathers in comparison to mothers experience about the same symptoms of distress in
responding to their children with disabilities.
True or False
3.47: Fathers are more likely to internalize their feelings about a child with a disability.
True or False
3.48: Siblings of a child with a disability may fear that they will become disabled by being
around their brother/sister.
True or False
3.49: With increased inclusion of students with disabilities in neighborhood schools and other
general education settings and other attendant factors, some siblings experience a greater
risk for behavior problems.
True or False
3.50: Many grandparents experience many of the same stages and have many of the same
needs as the parents of a child with disabilities.
True or False
3.51: Grandparents play a significant role in how parents respond to their child with a
disability, particularly during the diagnostic phase.
True or False
3.52: Historically, much of what has been done to assist children with disabilities has
supplanted rather than supported efforts of families to care for their children and themselves.
True or False
3.53: One of the essential components of family- centered support includes focusing on the role
of the extended family and its members in providing support to the family.
True or False
4.34: Early intervention services are most effective if they begin at about age 3 or 4.
True or False
4.35: Advocates of early intervention services argue strongly for the use of disability categories
(such as mental retardation and autism) to meet the needs of infants and toddlers.
True or False
4.36: The primary purpose of the Handicapped Children's Early Education Program was to
fund model demonstration programs focusing on experimental practices for young
children with disabilities.
True or False
4.37: Although more costly in the long run, early intervention programs are also more
effective.
True or False
4.38: One rationale for providing early intervention services to infants and toddlers at-risk is to
prevent deterioration of the at-risk condition.
True or False
4.39: Service coordination is a comprehensive service provided under Part C of IDEA 96.
True or False
4.40: Center-based models for early intervention programs are most often located in special
schools for students with disabilities.
True or False
4.41: Like the Individualized Education Plan (IEP), the Individualized Family Service Plan
(IFSP) focuses primarily on the needs of the individual.
True or False
4.42: Early intervention programs which follow the same nine-month schedule as many public
schools are adequate for young children with disabilities.
True or False
4.43: Home-based programs are not an option for families once the child with a disability
reaches preschool-age.
True or False
4.44: Head Start is a program for students who are economically disadvantaged or disabled.
True or False
4.45: For children with disabilities the move from preschool to kindergarten can be facilitated
through planning for the transition prior to age 5.
True or False
4.46: The hallmark of special education is decision making based on the individual needs of
each student.
True or False
4.47: Research suggests that intens ive instruction does not necessarily improve academic
achievement or functional skills.
True or False
4.48: The degree to which a student is able to cope with school and the extent to which the
school recognizes and accommodates student need is known as adaptive fit.
True or False
4.49: Adaptive instruction is concerned almost exclusively with teaching
functional/compensatory skills to students with disabilities.
True or False
4.50: During the initial referral process, the child-study team must include the school principal,
the school psychologist and a special education teacher.
True or False
4.51: IDEA 97 allows states the option of defining students between the ages of 3 and 9 as
developmentally delayed.
True or False
4.52: The purpose of the IEP meeting is to inform parents of the goals and objectives for the
child as set by the school personnel.
True or False
4.53: Effective consultants need to be knowledgeable about a variety of instructional strategies.
True or False
4.54: Support teacher is another term for consulting teacher.
True or False
4.55: The resource room allows students to remain with nondisabled students for the majority
of the school day.
True or False
4.56: The role of the general education classroom teacher is limited to serving students with
mild disabilities.
True or False
4.57: Both students with and without disabilities can benefit from peer tutor programs.
True or False
4.58: Schools are most successful when there is frequent monitoring of student progress.
True or False
4.59: The National School Boards Association suggests that effective schools are inclusive
schools.
True or False
4.60: Cooperative learning has not been successful in teaching academic skills to students who
are disabled.
True or False
4.61: One rationale for special schools is that teachers can specialize in individual subject
areas.
True or False
4.62: In a study by Morra (1994), full inclusion programs were viewed by schools as a good
alternative for all students with disabilities.
True or False