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AS-level Psychology (Autism) Quiz on Impaired executive functioning, created by s_phie5 on 20/02/2014.

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Impaired executive functioning

Question 1 of 8

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Who proposed the impaired executive functioning theory?

Select one of the following:

  • frith

  • perner

  • Robinson

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Question 2 of 8

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Executive functioning are higher level process e.g. multitasking, changing a plan, over-riding impulses

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 3 of 8

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Where does higher level processing take place?

Select one of the following:

  • frontal lobe

  • cerebellum

  • brain stem

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Question 4 of 8

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What behaviour could impaired.e.f explain?

Select one of the following:

  • impaired social

  • impaired communication

  • repetitive and stereotypical behaviour

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Question 5 of 8

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what does verbal fluency measure?

Select one of the following:

  • speed and flexibility of thought

  • abstract thinking, planning ability

  • to inhibit reaching straight for a visible goal

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Question 6 of 8

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Which test show executive functioning because autistics find it hard to multitask thinking of the rule and over riding impulses- so perform badly

Select one of the following:

  • detour reaching-finding a different route for the marble

  • verbal fluency- naming different examples of the categories in a time period

  • wisconsin card sort- sort the cards in to shape, colour, number. depending on what administrator says

  • Tower of Hanoi- 3 discs of varying diameter are placed on 3 pegs- largest to smallest- move the tower of discs to another peg in smallest number of moves one disc at a time

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Question 7 of 8

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What test shows impaired.e.f because autistics are unable to change a rule they've previously made

Select one of the following:

  • wisconsin card sort

  • detour reaching

  • tower of hanoi

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Question 8 of 8

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what is imaired.e.f complimentry to completing an explaination to the triad of impairments

Select one of the following:

  • cognitive

  • biological

  • psychodynamic

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