For a Treatment Method to Be Referred to as an Empirically

question 1

Multiple Choice

For a treatment method to be referred to as an empirically supported treatment it must have demonstrated success

• A)from a large series of RCTs and a large series of single-case studies.
• B)from a large series of RCTs or a large series of single-case studies.
• C)from at least 2 RCTs and a large series of single-case studies.
• D)from at least 2 independently conducted RCTs or a large series of single-case studies.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Discrimination

The learned ability to respond differently to similar stimuli based on their differences, significant in the context of conditioning.

Stimulus Generalization

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

Higher-Order Conditioning

A process in classical conditioning where a stimulus that was previously neutral becomes a conditioned stimulus by being paired with another conditioned stimulus.

Shaping

A method of teaching new behaviors by rewarding successive approximations toward a desired behavior.