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Autism

Question 1 of 37

1

When is autism its most severe according to Kanner (1943) and Asperger (1944)?

Select one of the following:

  • In infancy, adolescence

  • In adulthood

  • In elderly age

Explanation

Question 2 of 37

1

Is autism generally diagnosed before or after 30 months (2.5 years old)?

Select one of the following:

  • Before 30 months old

  • After 30 months old

Explanation

Question 3 of 37

1

Are there ethnic or socioeconomic differences in people with autism or Asperger's syndrome?

Select one of the following:

  • Yes

  • No

Explanation

Question 4 of 37

1

Do autistic people show indifference?

Select one of the following:

  • Yes

  • No

Explanation

Question 5 of 37

1

Do autistic people have a tendency to imitate their own and other people's words (echoliac)?

Select one of the following:

  • Yes

  • No

Explanation

Question 6 of 37

1

Do autistic people autistic people avoid eye contact?

Select one of the following:

  • Yes

  • No

Explanation

Question 7 of 37

1

Do autistic people play with other children?

Select one of the following:

  • Yes

  • No

Explanation

Question 8 of 37

1

Do autistic people lack creative (or pretend) play?

Select one of the following:

  • Yes

  • No

Explanation

Question 9 of 37

1

Do autistic people do everything well, or only some things very well?

Select one of the following:

  • Everything very well

  • Some things very well

Explanation

Question 10 of 37

1

Do autistic people talk incessantly about one particular topic?

Select one of the following:

  • Yes

  • No

Explanation

Question 11 of 37

1

In the original characterisation of autistic symptoms, there were a _____ of symptoms (Wing & Gould, 1979).

Select one of the following:

  • dyad

  • triad

  • quad

Explanation

Question 12 of 37

1

Highlight the three cognitive impairments involved in autism or Asperger's syndrome.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Social interaction

  • Communication

  • Imagination

  • Language

  • Perception

  • Rationalisation

Explanation

Question 13 of 37

1

Are autistic symptoms on a spectrum?

Select one of the following:

  • Yes

  • No

Explanation

Question 14 of 37

1

________ ________ ________ is a catch-all term in which to cast children who exhibit a certain number and severity of autistic traits.

Select one of the following:

  • Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD-NOS) (Not otherwise specified)

  • Persistent Developmental Disorder (PDD-NOS) (Not otherwise specified)

  • Predilection Developmental Disorder (PDD-NOS) (Not otherwise specified)

Explanation

Question 15 of 37

1

Which end of the spectrum is Asperger's syndrome on, high or low?

Select one of the following:

  • High-end

  • Low-end

Explanation

Question 16 of 37

1

Kanner's autism is:

Select one of the following:

  • On the low-end, and a severe variation

  • On the high-end, and a lighter variation

  • Moderate, and features a multitude of variations

Explanation

Question 17 of 37

1

PDD-NOS is:

Select one of the following:

  • Severe, and on the low-end of the spectrum

  • Is moderate, and has different degrees of variability

  • Lighter, and on the higher end of the spectrum

Explanation

Question 18 of 37

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High-functioning autism, or Asperger's syndrome is:

Select one of the following:

  • On the higher end, and has a variation of symptoms

  • In the middle, and has differing degrees of variability

  • Severe, and on the lower end of the spectrum

Explanation

Question 19 of 37

1

Are the causes of autism known?

Select one of the following:

  • Yes

  • No

Explanation

Question 20 of 37

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The refrigerator mothers theory argues that autism is caused by a lack of maternal warmth. Is this theory correct?

Select one of the following:

  • Yes

  • No

Explanation

Question 21 of 37

1

Bad parenting (or maltreatment) has been found to impair Theory of Mind, but does it cause autism? Does it correlate to believe that children are autistic?

Select one of the following:

  • Yes

  • No

Explanation

Question 22 of 37

1

A Theory of Mind deficit refers to:

Select one of the following:

  • A lack of insight or understanding of mental states

  • A lack of ability to see higher-order relations

Explanation

Question 23 of 37

1

A Central Coherence deficit refers to:

Select one of the following:

  • A lack of insight or understanding into mental states

  • A lack of ability to see higher-order relations

Explanation

Question 24 of 37

1

Do children with autism (CWAs) understand false belief?

Select one of the following:

  • Yes, but it takes a lot longer

  • No, they do not have a full understanding

Explanation

Question 25 of 37

1

According to Baron-Cohen, Leslie, and Frith (1985), do the children with autism (CWAs) who pass false belief tasks have a full understanding of Theory of Mind?

Select one of the following:

  • Yes, they do

  • No, because they still do not understand higher-order relations

Explanation

Question 26 of 37

1

Are the demands of higher-order relations tasks different from false belief tasks?

Select one of the following:

  • Yes

  • No

Explanation

Question 27 of 37

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Research (Bowler, 1992; Bruner & Feldman, 1991; Happé, 1995) suggests that success on verbal false belief tasks for CWAs is:

Select one of the following:

  • Unusually conscious and logical (eg, "mental arithmetic"), may not reflect real understanding

  • Greatly advanced, and well beyond others who do not have autism

Explanation

Question 28 of 37

1

The deficits in autism in integration of information:

Select one of the following:

  • Are at different levels

  • Are at the same level

Explanation

Question 29 of 37

1

________ development of central coherence is drawing together diverse information to construct higher-level meaning.

Select one of the following:

  • Typical

  • Atypical

Explanation

Question 30 of 37

1

Is the Weak Central Coherence theory (Frith & Happé, 1994) capable of explaining some aspects of autism or all?

Select one of the following:

  • Only some aspects of autism

  • All aspects of autism

Explanation

Question 31 of 37

1

Do CWAs (or not) draw things into meaningful wholes, according to Shah and Frith (1983)?

Select one of the following:

  • They do not draw things into meaningful wholes

  • They do draw things into meaningful wholes

Explanation

Question 32 of 37

1

In the Shah and Frith (1983) study for Weak Central Coherence (Frith & Happé, 1994), CWAs are:

Select one of the following:

  • Preoccupied with individual parts of objects

  • Preoccupied with trying to gain others' attention

Explanation

Question 33 of 37

1

Weak central coherence has advantages when:

Select one of the following:

  • Only individual parts are required, rather than wholes

  • The whole needs to be considered

Explanation

Question 34 of 37

1

Weak central coherence has disadvantages when:

Select one of the following:

  • The whole needs consideration

  • Only individual parts require consideration

Explanation

Question 35 of 37

1

In the disambiguation of homographs (eg, "She had a pink bow," "She made a deep bow,") (Frith & Snowling, 1983), CWAs opted for:

Select one of the following:

  • Used the most frequent pronunciation (eg, single words)

  • The context to produce pronunciation (eg, sentence meanings)

Explanation

Question 36 of 37

1

Does the Theory of Mind hypothesis account well for the social and communication aspects of autism impairment?

Select one of the following:

  • Yes

  • No

Explanation

Question 37 of 37

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Does the Central Coherence theory account for some aspects of the triad and non-triad features of autism, as well as the spiky IQ profile?

Select one of the following:

  • Yes

  • No

Explanation

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