Characteristics of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders of Children and Youth 10th Edition

Validity is the degree to which a test measures what it is intended to measure. Answer: T Answer: T Answer: T Inability to control one's attention has replaced hyperactivity as the core problem in attentional or behavioral disorders. Answer: T Answer: T Answer: T At the level of specific behaviors, social learning is more important than genetics. Answer: T Answer:

Delinquent acts are: a. Illegal only for minors. b. Illegal only for adults. c. Illegal regardless of person's age. d. None of the above. Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D Programs in which steps are taken to: reward attendance, connect school to work, and decrease the satisfaction a student finds out of school, are characteristic of_____________ interventions. a. Anti-Firesetting b.

The same behavior may have different meaning a. At different ages b. In different contexts c. With different individuals d. All of the above e. None of the above Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D Stereotypy seems to serve the primary purpose of providing: a. Release of anxiety. b. Sensory feedback. c. Social interaction. d. All of the above. e. Only A and

The extent to which an assessment leads to selection of effective interventions is quantified as outcome validity. Answer: F Answer: F Answer: F Aggressive talk is often a precursor of violent behavior. Answer: T Answer: T Answer: T Undesirable parenting can be a reaction to a deviant child. Answer: T Answer: T Answer: T Many children with ADHD do not have EBD. Answer:

The social-cognitive approach integrates the a. Behavioral and cognitive approach b. Environmental and cognitive approach c. Humanistic and cognitive approach d. Medical and cognitive approach Answer: A Answer: A Answer: A The eligibility process will be improved with a. Decreased reliability and decreased bias. b. Decreased reliability and increased bias. c. Increased reliability and decreased bias. d. Increased reliability and increased

In order to make a meaningful comparison, a norm group should be composed of individuals: a. At the same age. b. At the same grade. c. With the same instructional experience. d. All of the above. e. None of the above. Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D The degree to which a test measures a specific concept or

Assessment of covert anti-social behavior necessarily involves: a. Direct observation. b. Direct measurement. c. Self analysis. d. Self report. Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D Prevalence estimates vary for all of the following reasons: a. Definition is unsettled b. Differences in methods of identification c. Differences in social policy d. All of the above e. Only B and C Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D Tics

Antisocial behavior includes both overt and covert acts. Answer: T Answer: T Answer: T Knowing that a disorder has a biological cause leads directly to a prescription for treatment. Answer: F Answer: F Answer: F Primary prevention of schizophrenia consists mainly of psychopharmacological treatment. Answer: F Answer: F Answer: F Most students with EBD function below grade level in most academic areas. Answer:

Heightened risk for schizophrenia means that a person will develop the disorder. Answer: F Answer: F Answer: F Assessment of EBD according to the definition provided in IDEA must include the extent to which the student exhibits an inability to learn not explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors. Answer: T Answer: T Answer: T Emotional intelligence and

Children inherit predispositions to certain behavioral characteristics from their biological parents. Answer: T Answer: T Answer: T IQ refers specifically to some generalized innate intelligence. Answer: F Answer: F Answer: F School could be a significant causal factor in the development of EBD. Answer: T Answer: T Answer: T ADHD typically resolves itself by adulthood. Answer: Answer: Answer: F F F Recent research has focused on