Dr. Buss is treating a verbally delayed 1st grader. After establishing baseline levels of correct verbal responses, Dr. Buss begins working with the child with his new therapy. Six weeks after treatment, a panel of first grade teachers and school psychologists cannot distinguish Dr. Buss's client from other 1st grade peers. This is an example of the use of

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This scenario describes the social comparison method, where the progress of an individual (in this case, a verbally delayed 1st grader) is compared to the performance or behavior of their peers (other 1st grade students) to assess the effectiveness of a treatment or intervention. The fact that experts cannot distinguish the child's abilities from those of their peers after treatment indicates that the child's performance has reached a level comparable to the normative group, which is the essence of using social comparison as a measure of treatment success.

Dr Buss Is Treating a Verbally Delayed 1st Grader