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Education QUESTION #6907
Question 1
A student cannot explain what they would do if a peer calls them a bad name but fails to demonstrate this behavior in real social situations. According to the Social Skills Deficit framework, this student has which type of deficit?
  • Skill deficit — the student lacks the knowledge of the appropriate response
  • Performance deficit — the student knows the correct response but does not apply it in context✔️
  • Motivational deficit — the student is unwilling to display prosocial behavior
  • Emotional deficit — the student lacks empathy toward the peer
Correct Answer Explanation
The distinction between skill deficit and performance deficit is critical for intervention design. A performance deficit exists when the student can demonstrate the correct response when directly asked but does not apply it spontaneously in real situations. This requires practice and opportunity-based interventions — not teaching from scratch, which would address a skill deficit.