According to the Authors of Your Text, the Influence of the School

question 59

Multiple Choice

According to the authors of your text, the influence of the school on how exceptional children adjust to life

• A) is greater than the influence of their homes and families.
• B) is not a major factor.
• C) is one of many important environmental influences, including home and family.
• D) can be measured using standardized tests.

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Definitions:

Perspective

A particular attitude towards or way of regarding something; a point of view.

Absurd

Unreasonable, irrational, without meaning. Albert Camus uses the term “the absurd” to refer to “the confrontation of reasonable man and an indifferent universe,” a world that seems unresponsive to our demands for justice and meaningfulness.

Expectations

Beliefs about what will happen in the future, often shaped by personal experience, culture, and societal norms.

Temperament

The aspects of an individual's personality, such as introversion or extroversion, that are believed to be innate rather than learned.