Autism

Question 0

1) All of the deficits listed below are core deficits associated with autism and PDD except one, which one? a. Social relatedness and interaction b. Verbal and non-verbal communication c. Restricted interests, repetitive or stereotyped behaviors, resistance to change d. Poor reading and writing skills

Answer 0

Poor reading and writing skills

Question 1

2) Which of the following theories of autism in least supported by empirical evidence? a. The limbic system hypothesis b. The weak central coherence hypothesis c. The executive function hypothesis d. The theory of mind hypothesis

Answer 1

Limbic System Hypothesis

Question 2

5) Which subtest on the WISC-IV does autistic children outperform normal controls? a. Block Design b. Coding c. Object Assembly d. Picture Arrangement

Answer 2

Block design

Question 3

The inability of an autistic child to take the perspective of someone else is explained best by which theory of autism? a. The limbic system hypothesis b. The weak central coherence hypothesis c. The executive function hypothesis d. The theory of mind hypothesis

Answer 3

Theory of mind hypothesis

Question 4

his theory of autism explains best explains the restricted and repetitive features of the disorder such as resistance to change and exclusive focus on a singular part of an object. a. The limbic system hypothesis b. The weak central coherence hypothesis c. The executive function hypothesis d. The theory of mind hypothesis

Answer 4

Weak central coherence hypothesis

Question 5

3) Children or adults with autism have problems with activities that require the coordination of multiple brain areas (imagery) or flexible understanding (multiple representations) or spoken language. This provides support for which one of the theories of autism? a. The limbic system hypothesis b. The weak central coherence hypothesis c. The executive function hypothesis d. The theory of mind hypothesis

Answer 5

The weak central coherence hypothesis

Question 6

8) What type of brain cell has been found to reflect one’s ability to take someone else’s perspective? a. Mirror neurons b. Schwann cells c. Motor neurons d. Sensory neurons

Answer 6

Mirror neurons

Question 7

All of the following are neurocognitive deficits associated with autism except for one, which one? a. Facial processing b. Joint attention c. Inferencing d. Selective/focused attention

Answer 7

Selective/joint attention

Question 8

10) All of the following would be useful subtests to administer to a suspected autism child except for one, which one? a. NEPSY-II’s Inhibition subtest b. NEPSY-II’s Arrows subtest c. NEPSY-II’s Memory for Faces subtest d. NEPSY-II’s Theory of Mind subtest

Answer 8

NEPSY-II Arrows