A Teacher Is Working to Teach a Student with an Intellectual

question 81

Multiple Choice

A teacher is working to teach a student with an intellectual disability new skills. Given the student's functioning level the teacher anticipates the student should not have difficulty learning the new skills. However during class the student often puts his head down, says "I can't" and "I need help" refusing to attempt the skills on his own. This student may be showing signs of

• A)learned helplessness.
• B)deficits in attention.
• C)a plateau in development.
• D)a delay in development.

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Definitions:

Love

An intricate mixture of feelings, actions, and convictions linked to intense sensations of love, protection, comfort, and esteem towards someone else.

Conditioned Response

An acquired reaction to a stimulus that was initially neutral, developed through its repeated association with a stimulus that naturally triggers a response.

Unconditioned Response

An automatic, natural reaction to a stimulus that occurs without the need for prior learning or conditioning.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that unconditionally, naturally, and automatically triggers a response without prior learning.