Author Question: Typically developing children and children with developmental disabilities initially acquire many ... (Read 102 times)

yoroshambo · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Typically developing children and children with developmental disabilities initially acquire many skill by imitating planned and unplanned models.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

Melania has bee working with a child to shape his handwriting. When Melania started working with the child, he could hold his pencil and write the letters of his name, but the marks were so faint that one could hardly see them. Over time, Melania taught the boy to press his pencil hard enough so that people could easily see the marks he had made. The shaping procedure Melania used is an example of shaping across a response topography.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

joechoochoy · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 20, 2018

Answer to Question 1

False . Some infants and children with developmental disabilities do not imitate and require imitation training.

Answer to Question 2

False . This is an example of a shaping within a response topography.