Wanda, a 12-year-old girl with severe intellectual disability, was taught to dress herself using the following approach: First, her teacher broke down the behavior of getting dressed into a number of smaller steps, like pulling the neck hole over her head, putting her arm into a shirt sleeve, and then putting the other arm in. Each step was then demonstrated to Wanda, and she was rewarded for each small movement toward the goal. This approach is called
a) behavioral rehearsal.
b) applied behavior analysis.
c) self-instructional training.
d) behavior contracting.
b) applied behavior analysis.
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A. They can detect patterns of change, such as the onset of negativism. B. The data they provide allow researchers to determine cause and effect. C. Researchers only need to obtain data from the same participants at one point in time. D. They are quicker to carry out than cross-sectional studies.
Research by Bailey and Pillard in the 1990s suggested that
a. homosexuality results when a boy is raised by a weak, detached, ineffectual father and an overprotective, close-binding mother. b. there are anatomical differences in the brain between homosexual and heterosexual men. c. homosexuality is a learned preference acquired when same-sex stimuli have been paired with sexual arousal. d. there is a genetic predisposition to homosexuality.
Outline a treatment protocol for a 10-year-old male who is exhibiting signs of oppositional defiant disorder. Include research-based practices in your treatment protocol
What will be an ideal response?
Bud, age 10, was born with short fingers, slanted eyes, and a protruding tongue. He has a moderate intellectual disability. His parents were both in their forties when he was born. He probably has the form of intellectual disability called ____ and he has a high likelihood of ____
a. Alzheimer's disease; fetal alcohol syndrome b. Down syndrome; heart problems c. fetal alcohol syndrome; Alzheimer's disease d. microcephaly; heart problems