Baron-Cohen

Baron-Cohen et al (1997) concluded the eyes task is a _______ test of theory of mind for high-functioning ______.

• valid; adults with autism

• invalid; adults with autism

• reliable; adults with autism

• generalisable; adults with autism

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.

Baron-Cohen et al.'s (1997) research focuses on the difficulties of assessing autism. Typical characteristics of autism include which of the following?

• All other options

• Difficulties in communicat

• Difficulties in relationships

• Lack of imagination

Baron-Cohen et al (1997) suggest those on the autistic spectrum struggle with communication and social development due to an absence of ______.

• Theory of Mind

• Theory of the Unconscious

• Theory of Psychosexual development

• Theory of perception

Baron-Cohen et al (1997) aimed to study whether _____ adults with autism and Asperger Syndrome would struggle with a more difficult test for theory of mind, the eyes test.

• high functioning

• high maintenance

• highly strung

• high intelligence

Baron-Cohen et al (1997) aimed to discover if the eyes test was particularly hard for people on the autistic spectrum by comparing them with ______.

• a control group with no clinical condition and people with Tourette's Syndrome

• a control group with another clinical condition and people with Tourette's Syndrome

• people with Tourette's Syndrome

• a control group with no clinical condition

Baron-Cohen et al (1997) sample were recruited throught their _____ in response to an advert in the National Autistic Society's magazine.

• doctors

• psychiatrist

• psychologist

• parents

Baron-Cohen et al (1997) sample consisted of _______.

• 13 men and 3 women with autism, a control group of 25 men and 25 women, and 8 men and 2 women with Tourette's Syndrome

• 143 women with autism, a control group of 25 men, and 8 men and 2 women with Parkinson's Disease

• 15 men with autism, a control group of 25 men, and 2 women with Impostor Syndrome

• 16 men and 3 women with autism, a control group of 25 men and 25 women, and 8 men and 2 women with Tourette's Syndrome

Baron-Cohen et al (1997) study used which experimental design?

• Independent groups

• Repeated measures

• Matched pairs

• Longitudinal

Baron-Cohen et al's (1997) eye task involved participants ______.

• identifying the person's gender and a basic emotion identification task

• identifying the person's gender

• a basic emotion identification task

• identifying the person's gender and a complex emotion identification task