FREE OSAT Mild-Moderate Disabilities Questions and Answers

Question 1

The acronym for the behavior analysis ABC technique is...

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Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence

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Analysis Brings Changes

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Alphabetical classifying

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Appropriate Behavioral Choices

Question 2

A pupil with _____________ needs help with writing mechanically. She drops her pencil, struggles to write well, and has trouble reading what she has written.

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Dysgraphia

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Dyslexia

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A nonverbal learning disorder

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Dyspraxia

Question 3

What categories of intelligence are students grouped into according to Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences?

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Verbal linguistic, mathematical logical, musical, visual spatial, body kinesthetic, interpersonal, naturalistic, existential.

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Emphatic, recessive, aggressive, assertive, dogmatic, apologetic, determined, elusive.

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Verbal linguistic, mathematical, musically attuned, visual special, body embraced, interpersonal, naturalistic, existential.

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Dramatic, musical, verbal, mathematical, dance-oriented, sports-oriented, scientific, socially concerned.

Question 4

An ODD diagnosis has been made for a high school student. Following are a few examples of the diagnostic' symptoms:

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He goes out of his way to annoy others, is defiant and goes into childish rages in which he blames others

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He is self-occupied, depressed and disorganized. He keeps to himself, is considered odd by his classmates and could be suicidal

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Obsessive and compulsive activities such as hand washing, counting and ritualistic behaviors

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The student is overly occupied with others, defending them from imagined slights and determined they recognize his concern as real rather than psychotic

Question 5

A pupil who struggles to comprehend spoken language is lacking in ___.

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Receptive communication

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Expressive communication

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Social communication

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Verbal communication

Question 6

A second grader needs help to stay seated. When asked to do math problems, she paces the room, sprawls on the floor, rolls back and forth, and leaps up and down. She rolls her eyes in obvious contempt as the teacher urges her to sit down and turns to the other pupils for encouragement. She chuckles and makes a face when she sees a pupil staring back. The child can regularly control her activities for extended periods; the instructor has observed when a reward is associated with excellent behavior. She becomes angry, emotional, and pouty when punished without a reward. Most likely, this youngster is exhibiting:

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Lack of sufficiently developed behavior and social skills

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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Tourette's Syndrome

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Psychosis

Question 7

7 Cory, a student in the fifth grade, has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Which of the following conditions has a higher likelihood of co-occurring with ADHD?

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Learning disability

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Speech impairment

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Anxiety

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depression