CHAPTER 8 – SOCIAL SKILLS

Study Questions

1. Describe how each level of the hierarchy might interfere with development of adequate social skills. What behaviors might you observe?

Problem Observable Behavior
Attention  
Perception  
Memory  
Language  
Thinking  
Motor Output  

 

2. Since we have no direct standardized tests of social skills, how can we assess social skills in children? Once we have an inventory of the child's social skills (or lack thereof), how do we determine the underlying causes of those inadequate skills?