A educational psychologist designed a study to test the effectiveness of two different psychological interventions for adolescents diagnosed with autism.
Twenty-four participants, all diagnosed with autism, took part in the study. Before the interventions began, the researcher recorded the frequency of high-anxiety verbal outbursts per week for each adolescent during structured social interactions.
The 24 participants were randomly allocated to three conditions, with 8 participants in each group:
At the end of the 8-week period, the researcher again recorded the frequency of high-anxiety verbal outbursts per week. The results showed that the average number of outbursts had decreased for both Group A and Group B compared to their baseline measurements, whereas the average for Group C remained unchanged.
Evaluate one of the active therapies for autism identified in this study.
Practise AQA A Level Psychology Development of social cognition with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 49 questions, matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.
