10.NathanisseventeenyearsoldandasenioratValleyViewHighSchool.Nathanisexceptionallybrightandexcelsin
hisacademicendeavors.Heiswelllikedbyhisteachersandhasasmallcircleofclosefriends.Nathanviewshimself
asbeinginferiortohispeersbecauseofhissmallstatureandhislackofathleticabilities.Howeverthisviewisnot
sharedbyhisfriends.ThelabelingprocessthatbestdescribesNathan’sviewis
a.formallabeling. b.peer-imposedlabeling.
c.self-imposedlabeling. d.culturally-imposedlabeling.
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: Bloom’s:Applying
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:HESC.HARD.17.01.02-Identifythreeapproachestodescribehumandifferences.
NATIONALSTANDARDS: UnitedStates-CEC.6.0-Beginningspecialeducationprofessionalsusefoundational
knowledgeofthefieldandtheirprofessionalEthicalPrinciplesandPracticeStandards
toinformspecialeducationpractice,toengageinlifelonglearning,andtoadvancetheir
profession.
NOTES: BecauseNathandoesnotperceivehimselfinthesamewayashispeersandisimposing
hisownlabels,heisengagedinaself-labelingprocess.Thelabelsheimposesupon
himselfarenotrecognizedbyhispeers.Everyoneengagesinaprocessofself-labeling
thatmaynotberecognizedbyotherswithwhomtheyinteract.Thus,self-imposedlabels
reflecthowweperceiveourselves,nothowothersseeus.
11.Reactionstobeinglabeled
a.arethesameforeveryone. b.areallnegative.
c.areallpositive. d.varygreatlyfrompersontoperson.
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: Bloom’s:Understanding
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:HESC.HARD.17.01.02-Identifythreeapproachestodescribehumandifferences.
NATIONALSTANDARDS: UnitedStates-CEC.6.0-Beginningspecialeducationprofessionalsusefoundational
knowledgeofthefieldandtheirprofessionalEthicalPrinciplesandPracticeStandards
toinformspecialeducationpractice,toengageinlifelonglearning,andtoadvancetheir
profession.
NOTES: Reactionstoalabeldiffergreatlyfromonepersontoanotherbutcanoftenbenegative
12.Davidissittingintheschoolofficewaitingtotalktotheprincipal.Studentspassingtheofficeassumethathemustbe
introuble.Thetermthatbestdescribesthestudents’behavioris
a.self-imposedbias. b.teacherbias.
c.contextualbias. d.self-fulfillingprophecy.
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: Bloom’s:Applying
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:HESC.HARD.17.01.02-Identifythreeapproachestodescribehumandifferences.