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response cost
Response cost is a method of reducing behaviors by withdrawing reinforcers contingent on each response (ie taking a sticker away from a child when she interrupts you).
You start the therapy session by giving yourself and Tonda each a bucket full of shiny stickers. You tell her that if you interrupt her, she gets to take one of your stickers and put it in her bucket. Conversely, if she interrupts you, you get to take one of her stickers and put it in your own bucket. You are using a treatment technique of _________________ ?
Response Cost
What is TOCS
Test of childhood stuttering. It assesses speech fluency skills and stuttering related behaviors in children 4 through 12 years of age. The aim of TOCS is to a) identify children who stutter b) determine the severity of a child’s stuttering and c) document changes in a child’s fluency functioning over time. The TOCS includes a standardized fluency measure, the observational rating scales and the supplemental clinical assessment
The anterior two-thirds of the tongue is innervated by what ?
The lingual nerve, which is a mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve
which groups does the cdc list as high risk for ttbi
- ethnic minorities
- amerian indian/ alaska native
- military service members and veterans
- the homeless
- survivors of dv
- people who live in rural areas
what are secondary components ?
Secondary componenets determine how well an AAC user interacts with and uses their device. The way they will use and interact with he system, including the user interface, selection method, and output.
what are primary components ?
primary components include symbols and vocabulary words that have been programmed into the device.
What are tertiary componenets ?
components that are external to the device but often impact how the device operates in the long-term. these include buttons, the training received, and the portability of the device.
How are brocas areas and wernickes area connected ?
they are connected in the frontal lobe through the arcuate fasciculus
where is the primary visual cortex ?
in the occipital lobe
what does the angular gyrus process ?
complex language functions involved in writing, interpreting writing, reading, spatial recognition, attention and number processing.
What does the angular gyrus do?
It transmits visual information to wernickes area to create meaning out of words that are visually perceived.
tense vowels are ______________?
long in duration. tense vowels may have variable length. some examples of tense vowels include /i/ /e/ /o/ /u/ /a/
clinicians should withold attention from irrelevant and inappropriate responses why ?
because when working with patients with TBI’s they commonly have difficulty remaining attentive. They also have problems producing inappropriate responses. When this occurs, the clinician should withhold attention to these behaviors, redirecting as needed.
In utero the hard palate fuses between what developmental ages ?
8 and 9 weeks
