An Intensive Treatment for Autism That Is Based on Operant

question 78

Multiple Choice

An intensive treatment for autism that is based on operant conditioning principles is

• A)cognitive therapy.
• B)applied behavior analysis.
• C)behavior therapy.
• D)dialectical behavioral therapy.

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Definitions:

Image-Scanning Task

A cognitive task in which participants are asked to mentally visualize and explore an image, assessing their ability to mentally manipulate visual information.

Spreading Activation

The process through which activity in one node in a network flows outward to other nodes through associative links.

Spreading Activation

A model in cognitive psychology, suggesting that activating one concept in the memory network triggers the activation of related concepts.

Activation Dissipate

The process through which activated physiological or psychological states return to baseline or diminish in intensity over time.