Chapter 5 Flashcards
What elements are essential in defining intellectual abilities?
Limitation of mental abilities deficits of adaptive skills and an early concept of these impairments
What was the focus of the eugenics movement in the early 20th century?
It focused on improving virginetic qualities of the population and then it shifted emphasis away from the needs of individuals with intellectual disabilities
Power individuals with intellectual disabilities blamed for social issues?
They were labeled as moral imbeciles justifying attempts to control and segregate them from the society
What is the evolutionary degeneracy Theory?
It was a pervasive 19th century theory that suggested that intellectual and social issues and children are disabilities were because they reverted to earlier stages of human evolution
Who labeled intellectual disabilities as returning to characteristics of the Mongol race?
J. Langdon Down.
What did the eugenics movement aim to do?
It aimed to improve the inborn qualities of a race by controlling reproduction
Watch diagnostic term was used to describe the leg of moral fiber in people with intellectual disability?
Moral imbecile or moron
Were morons considered a threat to society?
Because they who are the least intellectually challenged and could easily pass as normal unlike the insane
How did Bennett and Simon approach the task of identifying school children who might need help in school?
Say developed the first intelligence tests to measure judgment and reasoning
How is general intellectual functioning defined now?
It’s defined by an IQ based on assessment with standardized intelligence tests like the w e c h s l e r intelligence skills for children Stanford b i n e t
Skills does the standardized intelligence test assess?
Various verbal and visual spatial skills mathematical Concepts reasoning similarities and difference is and the knowledge of the world
What is adaptive functioning?
It refers to how effectively individuals cope with ordinary life demands how they live independently and how abide by community standards
How are adaptive behavior skills typically assessed?
Standardized instruments ABAS- Adaptive Behavior Assessment System
What is the Flynn Effect?
This is the rising of scores sharply since the beginning of IQ testing ranging from a 5 to a 25 point increase in a single generation
What are examples of conceptual adaptive skills?
Receptive and expressive language reading and writing and money concepts
