Overall, What Is the Evidence of Sensory-Based Interventions on Behavior

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Multiple Choice

Overall, what is the evidence of sensory-based interventions on behavior, attention, and activity levels in children with autism, sensory processing disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) ?

• A) It improves behavior, attention, and activity levels.
• B) There is no effect on behavior, attention, or activity levels.
• C) Activity levels decrease only momentarily.
• D) It increases inappropriate behaviors, decreases attention, and increases activity.

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Definitions:

Preattentive Process

Cognitive processing that occurs without conscious awareness, quickly analyzing basic features of stimuli in the environment.

Cognition

The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

Preattentive Processes

Cognitive processes that occur without conscious awareness, automatically extracting certain elements from the environment.

Divergent Processes

Cognitive operations that involve thinking in multiple directions to generate a variety of solutions to problems.