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karlynnae

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William is an autistic child. He is probably
 
  a. very talkative.
  b. unable to utter any meaningful sounding words.
  c. relatively withdrawn and uncommunicative.
  d. aggressive and frequently attacks others.

Question 2

The text reported the case of a 6-year-old boy who hated school and showed off in class. His parents and teacher were instructed to ignore the showing-off behavior while reinforcing appropriate behavior. This is an example of
 
  a. systematic use of reinforcement.
  b. modeling.
  c. aversion therapy.
  d. systematic desensitization.



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Answer to Question 1

c. relatively withdrawn and uncommunicative.

Answer to Question 2

a. systematic use of reinforcement.



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