Case Study
Isamar Hertzog
Final Exam Child Psych.
12/15/2014
1. A: “ Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC). This scale assesses such things as hyperactivity, aggression, and conduct problems. It also addresses anxiety, depression, attention and learning problems, and lack of certain essential skills.
Child Behavior Checklist/Teacher Report Form. Among other things, this scale assesses physical complaints, aggressive or delinquent behavior, and withdrawal.” http://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/guide/adhd-tests-making-assessment B: “Treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has two important components — psychotherapy interventions (for both the child and the parents; or the adult with ADHD) and medications.” http://psychcentral.com/lib/treatment-for-attention-deficit-disorder-adhd/0001204 C: “critics suggest that in many cases ADHD is a mistaken diagnosis for children who are simply immature or undisciplined. And even when the diagnosis is correct, they say, many children who are taking medication for ADHD could do as well or better with alternative treatments, including dietary and behavioral therapies that have fewer side effects.” http://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10000872396390444301704577631591596516110?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10000872396390444301704577631591596516110.html 2. A:
3. A: “Skinner accepted the model of classical conditioning as originated by Pavlov and elaborated on by Watson and Guthrie, but he thought this type of conditioning only explained a small portion of human and animal behavior. He thought that the majority of response by humans do not result from obvious stimuli. The notion of reinforcement had been introduced by Thorndike, and Skinner developed this idea much further.” http://www.lifecircles-inc.com/Learningtheories/behaviorism/Skinner.html B: In social learning theory Albert Bandura (1977) states behavior is learned from the environment through the process of observational learning.
Final Exam Child Psych.
12/15/2014
1. A: “ Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC). This scale assesses such things as hyperactivity, aggression, and conduct problems. It also addresses anxiety, depression, attention and learning problems, and lack of certain essential skills.
Child Behavior Checklist/Teacher Report Form. Among other things, this scale assesses physical complaints, aggressive or delinquent behavior, and withdrawal.” http://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/guide/adhd-tests-making-assessment B: “Treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has two important components — psychotherapy interventions (for both the child and the parents; or the adult with ADHD) and medications.” http://psychcentral.com/lib/treatment-for-attention-deficit-disorder-adhd/0001204 C: “critics suggest that in many cases ADHD is a mistaken diagnosis for children who are simply immature or undisciplined. And even when the diagnosis is correct, they say, many children who are taking medication for ADHD could do as well or better with alternative treatments, including dietary and behavioral therapies that have fewer side effects.” http://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10000872396390444301704577631591596516110?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10000872396390444301704577631591596516110.html 2. A:
3. A: “Skinner accepted the model of classical conditioning as originated by Pavlov and elaborated on by Watson and Guthrie, but he thought this type of conditioning only explained a small portion of human and animal behavior. He thought that the majority of response by humans do not result from obvious stimuli. The notion of reinforcement had been introduced by Thorndike, and Skinner developed this idea much further.” http://www.lifecircles-inc.com/Learningtheories/behaviorism/Skinner.html B: In social learning theory Albert Bandura (1977) states behavior is learned from the environment through the process of observational learning.