A developmentally disabled child frequently shows a problem behavior that produces an effect on the external environment, and that appears undiminished even though there are no apparent social consequences. These are indicators that the problem behavior is maintained by:

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attention from others

escape from demands

internal sensory positive reinforcement

external sensory positive reinforcement


external sensory positive reinforcement

Psychology

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When we say that a correlation coefficient is statistically significant, we mean that

a. we have reason to believe that it reflects an important relationship between variables. b. we have reason to believe that the relationship is positive. c. we have reason to believe that the true correlation in the population is not 0.0. d. we have strong support for a causal statement about the relationship.

Psychology

Applying language rules to cases in which the rule is not appropriate defines the concept of

a. joint attention. b. overregularization. c. telegraphic speech. d. holophrasing.

Psychology

What effect is not associated with fetal alcohol syndrome?

a. Slow growth b. Retarded mental growth c. Blindness d. Misshapen face

Psychology

Describe two reasons why a person might delay seeking medical treatment in a clinical setting

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology