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What is one of the possible causes of mental retardation?
What is genetic factors, brain factors, or environmental influences.
100
True or false: one characteristic of people with mental retardation is that they may be very strong in one subject area and struggle with others.
What is false.
100
What percent of people with mental retardation are classified as mild or moderate?
What is 85%
100
The term for breaking down complex or multi-step skills into smaller, easier-to-learn subtasks.
What is task analysis?
100
One way to prepare general education students for the arrival of students with mental retardation.
What is invite a special educator to talk about mental retardation with them?
200
What is an example of an environmental influence that may cause mental retardation?
What is poor nutrition during prenatal development.
200
What are two characteristics of people with mental retardation?
What is lots of options.
200
What percent of the US population has mental retardation?
What is .9%
200
Including "extra information" along with a positive reinforcement is known as this.
What is instructive feedback?
200
How the idea of general education students working with peers with mental retardation can backfire.
What is if peers do all the work, students with mental retardation could become outer-directed and fail to develop self-reliance?
300
How many of the cases of mental retardation have known causes?
What is 10-15%
300
What is it called when people believe their lives are controlled by factors outside themselves?
What is external locus of control.
300
10% of students age ___ to ___ served under IDEA have mental retardation.
What is 6 - 21
300
Three subjects of a more "functional" curriculum.
What is communication, community living, domestic skills, socialization, self-help, and vocational and leisure skills?
300
One way to help build the confidence of a student with mental retardation is to do this.
What is meet with them privately and preteach the daily routine?