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.
49 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Psychology Development of social cognition. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.