The Textbook Discusses Facilitated Communication,a Technique That Has Been Touted

question 187

Multiple Choice

The textbook discusses facilitated communication,a technique that has been touted as allowing communication-impaired people to express themselves via a keyboard operated with the help of a facilitator.In fact,

• A)the technique has been scientifically validated and is cited as an example of the successful application of ideas about automatic processing.
• B)the technique is controversial,with evidence both for and against its effectiveness,and is cited as an example of the limits of the scientific method.
• C)the technique was discredited since scientific evidence indicated that in fact,the facilitators unknowingly communicated their own responses rather than those of the other.
• D)the technique has been superseded by a more powerful technique and is used as an example of the pace of scientific progress.

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