Author Question: During the past few years, student aggression, resistance, and antisocial behavior have increased ... (Read 93 times)

rl · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

During the past few years, student aggression, resistance, and antisocial behavior have increased significantly in classrooms and school. Aggression is typically learned through modeling, positive reinforcement, and negative reinforcement. A cycle of calm, trigger, agitation, acceleration, peak, de-escalation, and recovery is typically seen in aggressive behavior. Which of the following would best represent a characteristic of the student with aggressive tendencies?

a. Poor upbringing in the home environment
b. Deficits in social information processing
c. Cultural influences
d. Socioeconomic factors, especially poverty

Question 2

Each of the following instructional strategies is recommended in the textbook for teaching play skills to youngsters with ASD, except:

a. Discrete trial training
b. Modeling
c. Systematic prompting
d. Contingent reinforcement