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Wadzanai

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Rhymes, chants, and rituals such as knocking on wood serve which of the following purposes for school-aged children?
 
  a. substitute for aggressive acts toward peers and adults in their environment
  b. door opener for friendships with other children participating in these activities
  c. means of emotional-social control in frightening and confusing contexts
  d. entertainment in an otherwise dull and dreary world run by adults

Question 2

When a child scores low enough on the Stanford-Binet to be classified as mentally retarded, the test is repeated.
 
  A mother, whose child is asked to repeat the test at a later date, asks the nurse why her child has to go through this test a second time. Which of the following is the nurse's best response? a. We want to reduce the chance of human error and make certain we have interrater reliability in the scoring.
  b. Test-retest provides a chance for the rater to test the child's recall of information presented during the first test.
  c. A repeat test helps us give you a more accurate score, because many factors, such as mood or sleep, can influence the score.
  d. Your child scored low, and we want to give the child a second chance to prove that he has a normal intelligence quotient.



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Answer to Question 1

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A Incorrect. Rhymes, chants, and rituals such as knocking on wood do not serve as a substitute for aggressive acts toward peers and adults in their environment.
B Incorrect. Rhymes, chants, and rituals such as knocking on wood do not serve as a door opener for friendships with other children participating in these activities.
C Correct. School-aged children teach each other rhymes, chants, and rituals which can serve as a means of emotional-social control in frightening and confusing contexts.
D Incorrect. Rhymes, chants, and rituals such as knocking on wood do not serve as entertainment in an otherwise dull and dreary world run by adults.

Answer to Question 2

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A Incorrect. This is an incorrect statement.
B Incorrect. This is an incorrect and inaccurate statement.
C Correct. Children's scores on tests to diagnose MR can fluctuate according to mood, sleep, wellness, attention level, arousal, and many other factors. Therefore, because of these factors and because the diagnosis of MR is so traumatic for a family, repeat testing before definitive diagnosis is mandatory.
D Incorrect. This is an incorrect statement.




Wadzanai

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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
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Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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