Which statement concerning the long-term prognosis for autistic children is true?
A. Most can be improved significantly through drug treatment.
B. Most autistics achieve a normal level of functioning when they reach adulthood.
C. Highly structured behavioral and educational programs can improve functioning of autistic children.
D. Behavior modification programs have been shown to eliminate autism when applied early.
Answer: C
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Dr. McAndrew has decided to use systematic desensitization to treat his client's tension headaches. Which of the following treatment components MUST be present in order for Dr. McAndrews's intervention to be considered systematic desensitization?
a. an extensive explanation (verbal and/or written) of the relationship between lifestyle and conditions like headache b. a record on which the client is asked to record headache data, including the factors that precede it, how he or she responds to it, and the consequences that follow from it c. extensive training in/use of relaxation techniques d. a thorough psychophysiological assessment using self-ratings, observer ratings, and/or recording equipment
Parents may successfully shape a complex behavior in their child, such as tying shoelaces
or riding a bicycle. However, the eventual and more efficient form of the behavior will be the result, not of parental shaping, but shaping by a. natural selection. b. expert models. c. natural contingencies. d. successive approximations. e. punishers rather than reinforcers.
Compared to Freud himself, the neo-Freudians placed more importance on _____ and less on _____
A) sexuality; social drives B) the unconscious; personality C) social drives; the unconscious D) social drives; sexuality
What is the first stage of development identified by Jean Piaget?
A) Preoperational B) Sensorimotor C) Formal operational D) Concrete operational