A Human Services Counselor Is Working with a Child to Investigate

question 27

Multiple Choice

A human services counselor is working with a child to investigate potential sexual abuse.She shows the child a doll and asks her, "Did the man touch you here?" At first, the child answers the series of questions with, "No." As the questioning continues, the child starts answering the questions affirmatively.This could be due to

• A)the cognitive interview effect
• B)the change blindness effect
• C)the misinformation effect
• D)all of the above

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Definitions:

Unconscious Anxieties

Fears or worries that reside within the unconscious mind, influencing behavior and emotions without the individual's conscious awareness.

Current Behavior

The present or ongoing actions or reactions of an organism, often studied in psychology to understand and modify undesirable behaviors.

Counterconditioning

A behavior therapy technique used to replace a negative or unwanted response to a stimulus with a positive one.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, encouraging or discouraging certain behaviors.