Current Estimates Place the Prevalence of Students Receiving Special Education

question 37

Multiple Choice

Current estimates place the prevalence of students receiving special education services who are identified as intellectually disabled/mentally retarded at approximately

• A)1%.
• B)5%.
• C)2.5%.
• D)3.5%.

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Definitions:

Visual Attention

The cognitive process of focusing on particular visual information while ignoring other visual stimuli.

Cocktail-Party Effect

The ability to focus one's auditory attention on a particular stimulus while filtering out a range of other stimuli, much like tuning into a single conversation in a noisy environment.

Selection

The process of choosing or making a decision from a set of alternatives, often used in contexts like recruitment, purchasing, or research methodology.

Attention

The act of concentrating on a particular object, task, or activity, while ignoring other stimuli.