Question

Dr. Queensland knows that he cannot directly observe his client as she interacts with others in her college classes, but he suspects that such information could help him treat her anxiety disorder. So he creates a simulated situation that will allow him to watch her behavior in a similar circumstance. This is an example of ________ behavioral observation.

Answer 1

Answer:

analogue

Explanation:

From the question we are informed about Dr. Queensland who knows that he cannot directly observe his client as she interacts with others in her college classes, but he suspects that such information could help him treat her anxiety disorder. So he creates a simulated situation that will allow him to watch her behavior in a similar circumstance. This case, is an example of analogue behavioral observation.

Analogue behavioral observation can be regarded as a behavioral assessment method whereby a clinician carry out observation about behavior of clients usually in a contrived environment, this environment could be clinical setting or

waiting roomor play room, so that variables that is hypothesized to influence behavior can be assessed.

analogue assessment is regarded as direct measure of particular client behavior, observation is carried out on the target behavior outside the clients

natural environment.