Test 1

Question 1

Ferster Theory of autism

Answer 1

Autistic behavior obeys laws of learning - good

errors of learning caused by parents - bad

Question 2

Lovaas and Smith Theory of autism

Answer 2

Developmental delays - remediable

not really a disease, no etiology

Question 3

Bijou and Ghezzi Theory of autism

Answer 3

abnormalities in sensory functioning that cause escape/avoidance

Question 4

Spradlin and Brady Theory of autism

Answer 4

Stimulus control deficits

Question 5

Drash and Tudor Theory of autism

Answer 5

failure to acquire verbal behavior is basic deficit

parent mediated contingencies in first 3 years play important role

Question 6

Thompson Theory of autism

Answer 6

Physiological and environmental

eo-sd-conjoint mediating (brain) events -consequences

Question 7

current definition of autism

Answer 7

qualitative impairment in:
social interaction
communication
and restricted stereotyped behavior

Question 8

Multiple determinism

Answer 8

autism has multiple varying causes:
genetics
learning
physiological conditions
environmental conditions
earlier behavioral trajectories

Question 9

Equifinality

Answer 9

same topography, different causes

Question 10

Non linearity in development

Answer 10

symptoms can vary in their progress, sometimes phase shifts/cusps occur

Question 11

coalescent organization

Answer 11

complex learning that occurs automatically due to complex natural contingencies

Question 12

stimulus overselectivity

Answer 12

hyper-focus on the wrong stimulus can be thought of as a cause or symptom of autism, train Mutually Responsive Orientation/ Joint Attention/ social referencing

Question 13

2 meanings of function:

Answer 13

what a behavior accomplishes

change in DV as result of IV

Question 14

analysis vs interpretation

Answer 14

experimental vs not

Question 15

pliance and tracking

Answer 15

listener response to mand, speaker acting on listeners pliance

Question 16

CM/ Is autism one thing?

Answer 16

autism may represent a multiplicity of behavior problems with a multiplicity of etiologies
each behavioral deviation may have its own neurobiological etiology, and the delay in the development of a complex behavior such as language may be the product of many and diverse causes

Question 17

CM/ Tenets

Answer 17

1 Numerous findings indicate that the behaviors of
autistic individuals can be accounted for by the laws of learning.
2 Autistic individuals have many separate behavioral deficits rather than a central deficit that, if corrected, would lead to broad-based change.
3. Persons with autism can learn once a special environment is constructed for them
4 Autistic persons’ failure to learn in normal environments and success in special environments indicate that their problems can be viewed as a mismatch between their nervous systems and the normal environment rather than approached as a disease

Question 18

DCR/ types of DTT

Answer 18

rigid (traditional), Structured (contemporary), Flexible (evolved)

Question 19

DCR/ how AP has evolved:

Answer 19

proactive strategies
more programs to address defecits
Observational learning addressed early
DTT in groups
social, play, self help, daily living, (not just language)

Question 20

EBT/changes from 73 to 87

Answer 20

youngest = best chance
treatment = stituation specific (do home based)
generalization = low, so custom ints needed
parents = skilled teachers
training for all waking hours
procedures used from data from 70s

Question 21

EBT criteria for appropriate treatment

Answer 21

1 behavioral emphasis
2family participation
3 one on one instruction
4 integration
5 comprehensiveness
6 intensity
7 individual differences
8 duration
9 quality control