The Early Intervention Model in the 1980s That Used Parents

question 58

Multiple Choice

The early intervention model in the 1980s that used parents as trainers was called into question because

• A) professionals were unable to work effectively with parents as partners in the training of young children.
• B) research indicated children were learning more in center-based programs.
• C) families were dropping out of early intervention programs, preferring to be parents not trainers.
• D) there was a lack of funding available for home-based programs.

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Definitions:

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overemphasize personality-based explanations for behaviors observed in others while underemphasizing the role and power of situational influences.

Clumsy Person

An individual frequently making awkward movements or having accidents due to poor coordination or lack of physical skill.

Self-Serving Bias

The tendency to take credit for one’s successes and to deny responsibility for one’s failures.

False Consensus Effect

Observers’ overestimation of the degree to which everybody else thinks or acts the way they do.