Abnormal Child Psychology: Exam 1

ABAB Reversal - correct answersA type of single-case experimental design in which a baseline of behavior is first taken (A), followed by an intervention phase (B), then a return-to-baseline phase, during which the intervention is removed (A), and a final phase in which the intervention is reintroduced (B). -When changes in behavior only occur during the intervention phases, this provides evidence that changes in behavior are due to the intervention. Behavior Analysis - correct answersOrganizing assessment information into antecedents, behaviors, and consequences to understand behaviors & potentially change them Comorbidity - correct answersThe simultaneous occurrence of two or more disorders. -May impact conclusions regarding a particular disorder -Selecting only participants with single, pure disorders may limit generalizability. Competence - correct answerschild's ability to successfully adapt in the environment and manage developmental tasks. Construct Validity - correct answersThe instrument measures what it is designed to measure Continuity - correct answersDevelopmental changes that are gradual and quantitative. -describe development as a relatively smooth process, without sharp or distinct stages, through which an individual must pass. -future behavior patterns can be predicted from earlier ones. Cross-sectional Research - correct answersData collected at one point in time. -conclusions limited Cultural Compatibility Hypothesis - correct answersTreatment is more likely to succeed when its compatible with the cultural patterns of the child and family. Developmental Tasks - correct answers-Infancy to preschool: attachment to caregivers, language, differentiation of self from environment -Middle childhood: self-control and compliance, school adjustment, academic achievement -Adolescence: successful transition to secondary schooling, academic achievement, involvement in extracurricular activities, forming close friendships. Discontinuity - correct answersDevelopmental changes that are abrupt and qualitative. -future behaviors not predicted by earlier ones. -For example, children go from only being able to think in very literal terms to being able to think abstractly.