Research Has Found That the Incidence of Problems in Adopted

question 74

Multiple Choice

Research has found that the incidence of problems in adopted children, such as decreased social responsiveness and extremes in attachment behaviors, were positively correlated to the

• A) caregiving styles of the adoptive parents.
• B) age of the adoptive parents.
• C) SES of the adoptive parents.
• D) age at which child was separated from the temporary foster parents.

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcement

A behavior modification process where the removal of an unfavorable outcome or stimulus strengthens a desired behavior.

Positive Reinforcement

Increasing behaviors by presenting positive reinforcers. A positive reinforcer is any stimulus that, when presented after a response, strengthens the response.

Discriminative Stimulus

A stimulus in the environment that increases the likelihood of a particular response being emitted due to its association with a reinforcement.

Operant Response

Is a behavior or action that is a consequence of the operant conditioning process, wherein behaviors are modified through reinforcement or punishment.