Look into my eyes! Baron-Cohen Revision

Baron-Cohen's research is one of the studies in the Individual Differences Area. Which one of these is a feature of IDA?

• Behaviour is influenced by social factors

• Behaviour is influenced by the unconscious mind

• Behaviour is considered to be unique

• Behaviour is influenced by thoughts

One common way to measure unique behaviour in the IDA is through the use of...

• Psychometric tests (e.g. IQ and personality tests)

• Highly controlled lab experiments

• Field experiments

• Natural experiments

One strength of the IDA approach is research...

• Can show clear cause and effect

• Research supports the Psychology as a Science debate

• Research can be usefully applied to everyday life

• Research is often unethical

One weakness of the IDA is that research...

• cannot be applied to everyday life

• can sometimes be socially sensitive and unethical

• can offer insight into unique behaviours

• cannot be analysed

What debate does this refer to? 'Is it our personality or is it the environment that makes us behave in the way we do?'

• Free-will v determinism

• Individual (disposition) v situation

• Reductionism v holism

• Idiographic v nomothetic

What three things might people with Autism struggle with? Select 3 answers.

• Imagination

• Watching netflix

• Social interaction

• Verbal/non-verbal communication

What is this a definition of? 'The ability to infer, in other people, a range of mental states e.g. beliefs, desires, intentions, imaginations and emotions.'

• Theory of Everything

• Theory of Mind

• Theory of Driving

• Theory of Knowledge

Another test used to measure Theory of Mind uses dolls. What are the names of the two dolls?

• Sophie and Claudia

• Sam and Cat

• Simona and Corrina

• Sally and Anne

There is a problem with the Sally-Anne Test. Some people with Autism were successful with people with a mental age of <6. What is this called?

• Clever Effect

• Ceiling Effect

• Complex Effect

• Calculated Effect

The Eyes Task involved participants looking at 25 photos of eyes. Select the correct description of the photos.

• Black and white, 20cm x 25cm, from midway along nose to above eyebrow

• Colour pictures, 10cm x 15cm, from midway along nose to above eyebrow

• Black and white, 10cm x 15cm, from bottom of the nose to midway along forehead

• Black and white, 10cm x 15cm, from midway along nose to above eyebrow