Baron Cohen

A weakness of Baron-Cohen et al's (1997) study is the sample was _____ and participants also ______ meaning generalisability is a problem.

• small; male

• small; volunteer

• small; female

• small; atypical

A weakness of Baron-Cohen et al's (1997) study is as it was a quasi-experiment participants may not have been well matched ________.

• for all the relevant variables

• for any variables

• for some variables

• for extraneous variables

An application of Baron-Cohen et al's (1997) study is it might be possible to teach ______. (Select more than one answer)

• people on the autistic spectrum to make use of different visual cues to read emotion

• those interacting with people on the autistic spectrum to give very clear visual and verbal cues to signal what they are feeling.

• people on the autistic spectrum to make use of the usual visual cues to read emotion

• those interacting with people on the autistic spectrum not to give very clear visual and verbal cues to signal what they are feeling.

Which one was NOT the hypotheses of Baron-Cohen's study?

• Participants in AS/HFA group will score higher in the Eyes test

• In normal group, males will score higher in AQ than females

• Participants in AS/ HFA group will score higher in AQ test

• Females in normal group will score higher than males, in the Eyes test

Reflecting on the Baron-Cohen study, what type of experiment was it?

• Quasi Experiment

• Field Experiment

• True Experiment

• Laboratory Experiment

Which of these is a prediction made in the Baron-Cohen study?

• Scores on the AQ and the Eyes Test would be inversely correlated

• The AS/HFA group would score lower on the gender control judgments

• Females in the ‘‘normal’’ groups would score lower than males on the test

• Males in the ‘‘normal’’ group (3) would score lower than females on the AQ

What was the primary aim of the Baron-Cohen study?

• To investigate the theory of mind in adults with AS/HFA

• To analyze the effects of environmental factors on autism

• To compare IQ levels across different groups

• To study the impact of gender on cognitive abilities

What is the main focus of Simon Baron-Cohen's research?

• Theory of Mind and Autism

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

• Social Learning Theory

• Developmental Psychology

Which book was authored by Simon Baron-Cohen?

• The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

• The Essential Difference

• Thinking, Fast and Slow

• The Interpretation of Dreams

What is the 'Mindblindness' theory associated with Baron-Cohen?

• Inability to perceive colors

• Lack of understanding of others' mental states

• Difficulty in recognizing faces

• Inability to process auditory information