The Approach to Enhancing the Social Skills of School-Age Children

question 28

Multiple Choice

The approach to enhancing the social skills of school-age children that brings children with autism into contact with typically developing peers,activating social interaction processes,and rewarding social contacts is called a

• A) collateral skills intervention.
• B) child-specific intervention.
• C) ecological variation.
• D) peer-mediated intervention.

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Definitions:

Neurotransmitter

Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron to another, influencing various bodily and mental functions.

Acetylcholine

A neurotransmitter in both the central and peripheral nervous systems that plays an important role in muscle activation and cognitive functions like attention and memory.

Voltmeter

An instrument used for measuring the electrical potential difference between two points in an electric circuit.

Patch Technique

A laboratory method used to study ion channels in cells by isolating a small patch of cell membrane and measuring its electrical properties.