Baron Cohen

Baron-Cohen et al's (1997) results showed no participants in the Tourette's group were _____ in any Strange Stories responses but the autistic participants ______ performed _______ on the eyes task.

• incorrect; struggled

• correct; struggled

• struggled; incorrect

• struggled; correct

Baron-Cohen et al (1997) concluded that even ______ with autism have a theory of mind deficit, i.e. they find it ____ to read the mental states of others.

• high functioning; hard

• non functioning; hard

• high functioning; easy

• high factoring; hard

A strength of Baron-Cohen et al's (1997) study is it was carried out in a controlled setting meaning it had _______.

• high internal validity

• high external validity

• high concurrent validity

• high temporal validity

A strength of Baron-Cohen et al's (1997) study is the data gathered was ______ which allows ______ of the conditions, clearly showing ToM is worse in the autism group.

• quantitative; easy comparison

• qualitative; easy comparison

• quantitative; easy completion

• quantitative; easy computation

A strength of Baron-Cohen et al's (1997) study is it had good ethics because _______.

• All other options

• Particpants were not deceived

• Particpants did not experience psychological distress

• Volunteer participants gave their informed consent

A weakness of Baron-Cohen et al's (1997) study is identifying emotions by just looking at someone's eyes is unlike a real-life experience therefore the study lacks ______.

• ecological validity

• internal validity

• experimental validity

• face validity

A weakness of Baron-Cohen et al's (1997) study is by only collecting quantitative data participants were unable to comment on what they experienced or found difficult about the task meaning ______ that could have added to the completedness of findings.

• there was a lack of qualitative data

• there was a lack of subjective data

• there was a lack of intermittent data

• there was a lack of nominal data

Baron Cohen's contribution to the study of autism

• Developed the theory of mind hypothesis

• Created the first autism diagnostic tool

• Discovered the genetic basis of autism

• Introduced the concept of neurodiversity

What is the 'mindblindness' theory associated with Baron Cohen?

• Inability to recognize faces

• Difficulty in understanding others' emotions

• Lack of awareness of one's own thoughts

• Inability to perceive colors

Which of the following is a book written by Simon Baron Cohen?

• The Essential Difference

• Thinking, Fast and Slow

• The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

• Emotional Intelligence