As Part of a Research Study on the Effectiveness of a Particular

question 11

Multiple Choice

As part of a research study on the effectiveness of a particular intervention with infants/toddlers in the 0-3 year age range you want to use a norm-referenced,highly standardized,comprehensive test of motor development.Which of the following tests would be optimal?

• A)Bayley Scales of Infant Toddler Development (Motor Scale)
• B)Peabody Developmental Motor Scales II
• C)Denver Developmental Screening Test II
• D)Early Learning Accomplishment Profile

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Definitions:

Biofeedback

A technique where electronic monitoring of a normally automatic bodily function is used to train someone to acquire voluntary control over that function.

Systematic Desensitization

A behavioral therapy technique used to gradually reduce anxiety and fear through the use of relaxation and exposure to feared stimuli.

Shock Therapy

A form of medical treatment involving the application of electrical current to the brain, often used in psychiatry to treat severe mental disorders.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being paired repeatedly with an unconditioned stimulus, begins to trigger a conditioned response.