EPSY 2130 | Exam 3 questions with
complete solutions
disability - correct answer ✔✔inability to do a specific task
handicap - correct answer ✔✔disadvantage in a particular situation
person-first language - correct answer ✔✔putting the person before the disability- "students receiving
special education," "a person with epilepsy"
fluid intellegence - correct answer ✔✔mental efficiency, nonverbal abilities grounded in brain
development- increases some as you get older, but then it slows down when you get to a certain age--
processing speed slows down
crystalized intelligence - correct answer ✔✔ability to apply culturally approved problem-solving methods
(in other words, what you have learned to do)- constantly increasing
Flynn effect - correct answer ✔✔average IQ has increased over time due to better nutrition, medical
care, increasing complexity of environment, smaller family, increased literacy of parents, better
schooling, etc
preferred learning style - correct answer ✔✔students do not learn better when they are taught to
"their" specific learning preferences
least restrictive environment (special education) - correct answer ✔✔classroom as similar to general
education class setting as possible
individualized education program (IEP) - correct answer ✔✔agreement between parents, general
education teacher, special education teacher, and school psychologist-- revised annually to detail
achievement level, goal, and strategies
, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) - correct answer ✔✔inattention and/or hyperactivity --
difficulty maintaining attention in all settings
what teachers can do to help with ADHD - correct answer ✔✔direct teaching of self-regulation skills,
create areas with fewer distracting visuals or sounds, use visual cues to help them focus and teach them
self-monitoring skills, provide consistent feedback about the children's progress
depression - correct answer ✔✔extended period of persistent negative emotions- interferes with
cognition and behavior, loss of interest, low self-esteem and beliefs about lack of control, changes in
eating and sleeping
autism spectrum disorders - correct answer ✔✔developmental disability affecting communication and
social interaction- different levels of functioning
gifted and talented students - correct answer ✔✔well adjective and successful later in life, but likely to
experience boredom and frustration in school
expressive vocabulary - correct answer ✔✔words you can use
receptive vocabulary - correct answer ✔✔words you can understand
overregularization - correct answer ✔✔as a child learns rules, they apply them liberally
pragmatics - correct answer ✔✔the rules for how and when to use language to effectively communicate
metalinguistic awareness - correct answer ✔✔understanding one's own language use
emergent literacy - correct answer ✔✔the skills and knowledge necessary for development of reading
and writing
decoding - correct answer ✔✔category 1 skills- understanding that letters give associated names,
symbols, and sounds (phonics)
complete solutions
disability - correct answer ✔✔inability to do a specific task
handicap - correct answer ✔✔disadvantage in a particular situation
person-first language - correct answer ✔✔putting the person before the disability- "students receiving
special education," "a person with epilepsy"
fluid intellegence - correct answer ✔✔mental efficiency, nonverbal abilities grounded in brain
development- increases some as you get older, but then it slows down when you get to a certain age--
processing speed slows down
crystalized intelligence - correct answer ✔✔ability to apply culturally approved problem-solving methods
(in other words, what you have learned to do)- constantly increasing
Flynn effect - correct answer ✔✔average IQ has increased over time due to better nutrition, medical
care, increasing complexity of environment, smaller family, increased literacy of parents, better
schooling, etc
preferred learning style - correct answer ✔✔students do not learn better when they are taught to
"their" specific learning preferences
least restrictive environment (special education) - correct answer ✔✔classroom as similar to general
education class setting as possible
individualized education program (IEP) - correct answer ✔✔agreement between parents, general
education teacher, special education teacher, and school psychologist-- revised annually to detail
achievement level, goal, and strategies
, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) - correct answer ✔✔inattention and/or hyperactivity --
difficulty maintaining attention in all settings
what teachers can do to help with ADHD - correct answer ✔✔direct teaching of self-regulation skills,
create areas with fewer distracting visuals or sounds, use visual cues to help them focus and teach them
self-monitoring skills, provide consistent feedback about the children's progress
depression - correct answer ✔✔extended period of persistent negative emotions- interferes with
cognition and behavior, loss of interest, low self-esteem and beliefs about lack of control, changes in
eating and sleeping
autism spectrum disorders - correct answer ✔✔developmental disability affecting communication and
social interaction- different levels of functioning
gifted and talented students - correct answer ✔✔well adjective and successful later in life, but likely to
experience boredom and frustration in school
expressive vocabulary - correct answer ✔✔words you can use
receptive vocabulary - correct answer ✔✔words you can understand
overregularization - correct answer ✔✔as a child learns rules, they apply them liberally
pragmatics - correct answer ✔✔the rules for how and when to use language to effectively communicate
metalinguistic awareness - correct answer ✔✔understanding one's own language use
emergent literacy - correct answer ✔✔the skills and knowledge necessary for development of reading
and writing
decoding - correct answer ✔✔category 1 skills- understanding that letters give associated names,
symbols, and sounds (phonics)
