Baren Cohen Review Project

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What is a False Positive Response?

• An unsure AND correct answer to a question

• An unsure AND incorrect answer to a question

• An affirmative AND correct answer to a question

• An affirmative but incorrect assumption in an experiment

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How many participants did the Baron Cohen study consist of?

• 254

• 234

• 100

• 250

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What was the name of the original “Eyes Test”?

• Super eye test

• Reading the Mind in the Eyes’ task

• Eye picking test

• Looking with the Mind Eyes ‘Test

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How many word choices did P’s have on The Eyes Test?

• 3

• 4

• 6

• 1

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What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?

• A self report questionnaire

• Concentration of a certain field of study

• Why someone is a certain way

• Diagnostic category present a range of difficulties with social interaction and communication and restricted, repetitive, or inflexible behaviors or interests

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What is an Independent Measures Design?

• A design where participants are matched based on certain characteristics before being assigned to different groups

• A design where participants are measured at multiple time points to observe changes over time

• A design where researchers manipulate the independent variable and observe its effects on the dependent variable

• An experimental design in which a different group of participants is used for each level of the IV (condition)

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Which group had ONLY males?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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What is the Independent Variable?

• Race of participant

• Gender of participant

• Type of participant(AS/HFA v. Neurotipycal)

• Height of participant

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What is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)?

• The third step of the process

• A classification and diagnostic tool by doctors, psychiatrists and psychologists across the globe.

• A set of guidelines for conducting psychological research studies and clinical trials

• A tool for standardizing therapeutic interventions and treatment protocols in psychiatry

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Which is the Dependent Variable?

• Performance on the Theory of Mind

• Intelligence growth

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What approach is this study included in?

• Biological

• Social

• Cognitive

• Learning

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What is the Ceiling Effect?

• When a test is neither hard or difficult and all participants achieve varying scores

• No test is administered

• When a test is too hard and all participants achieve a bad score

• When a test is too easy and all participants achieve a high score

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What is an Intelligence Quotient?

• A quotient derived from the comparison of an individual's intellectual capacities to those of the general population, adjusted for age and cultural background

• A metric used to gauge a person's adaptability and flexibility in novel situations

• A standardized measure of cognitive abilities, including memory, attention, and reasoning skills

• A measure of intelligence that produces a score representing a persona’s mental ability.

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Which are (some) of the Basic Emotions?

• Happy, Sad, Angry

• Shame, Guilt, Pride

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How many DSM are there?

• 3

• 7

• 5

• 4

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True or False Is Asperger's Syndrome a form of ASD?

• False

• True

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What is the Autism Spectrum Quotient test?

• A self-report questionnaire designed to measure autistic traits in individuals without clinical diagnosis

• A method for quantifying the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in a given population

• An assessment tool used to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions for individuals with ASD

• A self-report questionnaire with scores ranging from 0 to 50.

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What was the name of the test to see if a child has theory of mind?

• The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers

• The Social Responsiveness Scale

• The Childhood Autism Rating Scale

• The Sally-Anne Test

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Who is the leading expert in autism research?

• Sacha Baron-Cohen

• Simon Baron-Cohen

• Ruben Baron-Cohen

• Marlov Baron-Cohen

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What is the Theory of Mind?

• It disables one person from detecting the emotional state of another person

• A way to measure the consistency of a test

• The study of being in agreement with all people involved

• It enables one person to detect the emotional state of another person