OTP 551 PEDS FINAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Which of the following is not an important characteristic of a successful social skills
group? - Answers - Takes place at school
In a children's social skills group, which of the following supports the idea that children
learn by observing the behavior of others, which includes two phases: acquisition and
performance? - Answers - Social Cognitive
Which of the following is often used up to 40 hours per week and helps children perform
socially significant behaviors through a reinforcement training technique? - Answers -
Applied Behavioral Analysis
One strategy for developing appropriate social skills focuses on a child's special interest
or favorite character. This is - Answers - Power Cards
Which of the following is a method that can be used in social skills groups to promote
self-regulation for children who have difficulty organizing sensation from their own
bodies and from the environment? - Answers - Sensory Integration
The preponderance of research on social skills and social skill interventions addresses
children with which of the following diagnoses? - Answers - Autism Spectrum Disorder
In a children's social skills group, strategies that allow the participants to make as many
choices as possible to satisfy their needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness
are used. This group is most likely based on which of the following? - Answers - Self
Determination
Which of the following can be a useful tool for measuring social skills progress because
of its ability to identify and measure progress toward very individualized goals, which
may not be included in standard assessments? - Answers - Goal Attainment Scale
(GAS)
A strategy that involves the therapist and student identifying the problem, discussing the
possible solutions and the consequences of those solutions, and then practicing the
plan of action that the student chooses is called - Answers - SOCCSS
Working on strategies to calm one's self is an example of which type of social goal? -
Answers - Executive Function Skills
Which of the following focuses on the lack of self-organizing elements required in
general learning? - Answers - Executive Dysfunction
Which of the following has the most evidence to support the effectiveness of its use for
children with ASD? - Answers - Video-Modeling
Which of the following is not an important characteristic of a successful social skills
group? - Answers - Takes place at school
In a children's social skills group, which of the following supports the idea that children
learn by observing the behavior of others, which includes two phases: acquisition and
performance? - Answers - Social Cognitive
Which of the following is often used up to 40 hours per week and helps children perform
socially significant behaviors through a reinforcement training technique? - Answers -
Applied Behavioral Analysis
One strategy for developing appropriate social skills focuses on a child's special interest
or favorite character. This is - Answers - Power Cards
Which of the following is a method that can be used in social skills groups to promote
self-regulation for children who have difficulty organizing sensation from their own
bodies and from the environment? - Answers - Sensory Integration
The preponderance of research on social skills and social skill interventions addresses
children with which of the following diagnoses? - Answers - Autism Spectrum Disorder
In a children's social skills group, strategies that allow the participants to make as many
choices as possible to satisfy their needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness
are used. This group is most likely based on which of the following? - Answers - Self
Determination
Which of the following can be a useful tool for measuring social skills progress because
of its ability to identify and measure progress toward very individualized goals, which
may not be included in standard assessments? - Answers - Goal Attainment Scale
(GAS)
A strategy that involves the therapist and student identifying the problem, discussing the
possible solutions and the consequences of those solutions, and then practicing the
plan of action that the student chooses is called - Answers - SOCCSS
Working on strategies to calm one's self is an example of which type of social goal? -
Answers - Executive Function Skills
Which of the following focuses on the lack of self-organizing elements required in
general learning? - Answers - Executive Dysfunction
Which of the following has the most evidence to support the effectiveness of its use for
children with ASD? - Answers - Video-Modeling
