When Mainstreamed into a Regular Classroom,children with Mental Retardation

question 1

Multiple Choice

When mainstreamed into a regular classroom,children with mental retardation:

• A)are accepted readily by other children
• B)are targeted and abused by other children
• C)are often aggressive toward other children
• D)end up being socially isolated because other children do not play with them

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Definitions:

Egocentrism

Egocentrism is the inability to differentiate between one's own perspective and someone else's perspective, often observed in young children.

Preoperational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children between ages 2 and 7 begin to engage in symbolic play but lack the ability of operational thought.

Concrete Operational

A stage in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development during which children gain the abilities of conservation (understanding that quantities remain the same despite changes in shape or appearance) and logical thought about physical objects and their properties.

Assimilation

A cognitive process in Piaget's theory where individuals integrate new information into preexisting knowledge frameworks.