The Position Statement Applies to Classrooms and Program for

question 22

Multiple Choice

The position statement applies to classrooms and program for

• A) children from birth through age five.
• B) children from birth through age eight.
• C) children who are typically developing.
• D) children whose first language is English.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

Punishment

The process by which a stimulus or event weakens or reduces the probability of the response that it follows.

Systematic Desensitization

A behavioral therapy technique used to reduce phobic or anxiety responses through gradual exposure to the feared object or situation, paired with relaxation exercises.

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for the conditioned response to be evoked by stimuli that are similar to the stimulus that was originally conditioned.