In a Single System Research Design, You Are Tracking the Behaviors

question 13

Multiple Choice

In a single system research design, you are tracking the behaviors of a 7-year-old child diagnosed with ADHD.You ask the parents to count the number of daily temper tantrums for two weeks.You then implement a behavior modification program and ask the parents to count the number of daily temper tantrums for two more weeks.At the end of this period, you find that the temper tantrums have increased.The parents decide to enroll the child in play therapy.You ask them to again track the number of daily temper tantrums for two weeks.The play therapy phase would be coded as what?

• A)A
• B)X
• C)B
• D)C
• E)none of these

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Definitions:

Memory Systems

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ACT Models

Cognitive architecture theories that aim to simulate human thought processes, including how people represent knowledge and produce actions based on that knowledge.

Cognitive Economy

A principle in cognitive psychology that suggests the mind strives to simplify information processing by using the most efficient and simplest ways possible.

Spreading Activation

A theory in cognitive science that explains how information is retrieved from networks in the brain, suggesting that activating one concept triggers the activation of related concepts.