A Speech Therapist Conducted a Study Using Facilitated Communication (FC)

question 19

Multiple Choice

A speech therapist conducted a study using Facilitated Communication (FC) to assist an autistic man communicate by helping him type messages on a computer keyboard. Before using FC, the man had been able to speak only a few words; with FC, the man could communicate in long sentences. The speech therapist concluded that FC was effective in helping autistic people to use their previously untapped language and intellectual abilities that they had been presumed to lack. The research evidence provided in this scenario was from a:

• A) correlational study.
• B) case study.
• C) true experiment.
• D) quasi-experiment.

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