Eyes test quiz

Volunteer sampling was used to recruit the:

• Adult comparison group

• Student comparison group

• IQ matched group

• AS/HFA group

Baron Cohen revised the test because the original version produced top scores in all conditions. This is called:

• Polarized effect

• Practice effect

• Ceiling effect

• Demand characteristics

The reading the mind in the eyes test would have had higher validity if:

• more options of responses were made available

• the eyes portrayed were more dynamic

• it was done as a repeated measures design

• it was made longer

The reading the mind in the eyes test score was:

• negatively correlated with IQ

• positively correlated with IQ

• negatively correlated with AQ

• positively correlated with AQ

The study is an example of a natural experiment because:

• It was conducted in the participants’ natural habitat

• It aimed to investigate the nature of the reading the mind in the eyes test

• Participants voluntarily selected themselves to be involved in the study

• The difference between the experimental and control group occurred naturally

Which of the following was NOT a hypothesis of the study?

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

• Normal females in groups 2 and 3 will score higher than males in the eyes test

• Normal males in group 3 will score higher on the AQ test than females

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

Characteristics of childhood autism include: (choose all the correct answers)

• impaired communication skills

• Impaired IQ

• Impaired social skills

• Limited use of imagination in playing

What was the average score of the experimental group in the eyes test?

• 21.9

• 26.2

• 28.0

• 30.9

Participants in the IQ matched group were recruited using ……. sampling.

• Volunteer

• Self-selected

• Opportunity

• Random

Which statement in the following wasn’t true in the study?

• All groups completed the eyes test

• All groups measured their AQ

• Two groups didn’t measure their IQ