Many students with learning disabilities and related mild disabilities have characteristics of passive and dependent
learners. This is referred to as
a. metacognitive learning.
b. discovery learning.
c. learned helplessness.
d. active learning.
e. maturational lag.
[Ques. 2] Mr. Roberts relates the ideas in his social studies class through a diagram he draws with his students on the
chalkboard. This diagram helps students see the relationship among the ideas. This technique is
a. a graphic organizer.
b. drill and practice.
c. verbal rehearsal.
d. automaticity.
e. cognitive behavior modification.
[Ques. 3] The psychologist who is considered the father of behavioral psychology and credited with reinforcement theory is
a. Skinner.
b. Feuerstein.
c. Vygotsky.
d. Piaget.
e. Kirk.
[Ques. 4] When a student has learned something so well that the performance becomes subconscious and requires little
processing effort, this is referred to as
a. decoding.
b. problem solving.
c. metacognition.
d. information processing.
e. automaticity.
[Ques. 5] Which of the following otherwise-qualified considerations in the
Nassau case established whether an employer could reasonably accommodate a teacher with tuberculosis?
1. The nature of the risk
2. The duration of the risk
3. The severity of the risk
4. The probabilities the disease will be transmitted and will cause varying degrees
of harm.
5. All of the above
[Ques. 6] To demonstrate sex discrimination, the court must
1. Show that the employment decision is not gender neutral by distinguishing between legitimate and illegitimate employer considerations
2. Show that gender was irrelevant to the determination
3. Require the plaintiff to identify the precise cause of employer's motive
4. Require the plaintiff to prove that the employer relied upon sex-based considerations in its decision
5. All but 3
[Ques. 7] The definition of learning disabilities that includes disorders in basic psychological processes comes from
a. IDEA-2004.
b. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
c. the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities.
d. the Interagency Committee on Learning Disabilities.
e. DSM-IV-R.
[Ques. 8] Legal actions to discriminatory practices based on sex have been filed under
1. The Equal Protection Clause
2. The Equal Pay Act
3. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
4. Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972
5. All of the above
[Ques. 9] Beth has learned the 5s tables through several of the stages of learning. She can now apply them to other situations.
What stage is this?
a. Independence
b. Exposure
c. Grasping the knowledge
d. Application
e. Sensorimotor
[Ques. 10] According to the
McDonnell-Douglas standard, a p
rima facie case of disparate treatment by the plaintiff must demonstrate which of the following:
1. That she/he belongs to a racial minority
2. That she/he applied and was qualified for a job for which the employer was seeking applicants
3. That despite her/his qualifications he was rejected
4. That after her/his rejection the position remained open and the employer continued to seek applicants
5. All of the above
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