Ivar Lovaas conducted pioneering research on children with autism in which he was able to use _____ to significantly improve their language and social skills
a. psychoactive medications
b. psychoanalysis
c. reinforcement principles
d. mirror therapy
c
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A researcher is teaching an adult with developmental disabilities how to stuff brochures into envelopes. The researcher teaches the entire behavioral chain as a single unit, and the individual completes the entire task on every learning trial. Which chaining procedure is the researcher using?
a. backward chaining b. forward chaining c. total task presentation d. primary chaining
After Debbie's car accident, as the doctor asked her if it hurt here or if it hurt when he pressed this hard, Debbie understood why she could tell the differences in amount of pressure the doctor used; her sensory neurons coded the different pressures via ______.
A. different magnitude action potentials B. differences in thresholds for different neurons C. different neurotransmitters D. different rates of firing in neurons
Blocking of memory is MOST prevalent in:
A) adolescents. B) young adults. C) people in their 40s and 50s. D) people in their 60s and 70s.