Which of the Following Strategies Is NOT Recommended for Children

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following strategies is NOT recommended for children who are beginning to stutter?

• A) Slow your own rate of speech.
• B) Instruct the child to slow down, think before speaking, or just say it.
• C) Avoid soothing touches or comments meant to convey your concern for the child's difficulties.
• D) Reduce the pressure to communicate.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired: a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, pioneered by B.F. Skinner.

Conditioning

A process of behavior modification by which a subject comes to associate a desired behavior with a previously unrelated stimulus.

Accommodation

In psychology, the process of adapting cognitive schemas to incorporate new information.