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WorksheetsBaron Cohen Study
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
What were the aims of this study?
to find out if there were gender differences in theory of mind
to find out if aggressive behaviors were more prevalent among those on the spectrum
to find out if individuals on the autistic spectrum had deficits with theory of mind
to test if those on the spectrum can effectively detect sarcasm
The independent variable was the type of person. [Autistic, Neurotypical, Tourettes].
True
False
Which task was presented to participants?
The Eyes Task
The Strange Stories
Basic Emotion Recognition Task
Gender Recognition Task
The Autism/AS made significantly more errors on the strange stories task compared with the other groups.
True
False
Identify one weakness of the study.
Generalisability
Validity
Reliability
Ethics
Why did Baron-Cohen include additional tasks?
For funsies :D
To confuse participants.
As a control measure.
To determine which task was effective.
What is the theory of mind?
the ability to form individual opinion and thoughts
the ability to recognize sarcasm
the ability to communicate effectively
the ability to understand mental states and the mental states of others
What previous study determined that individuals with autism have a common deficit?
Wang (2000)
Baron-Cohen (1990)
Harper-Jones (1967)
The ToM Experiment (1966)
The method & design was the Quasi experiment.
True
False
Which group scored highest in the AQ test?
Experimental group
Adult comparison of general population
Cambridge students
IQ matched group
Which one is the experimental group(s)?
IQ matched group
Cambridge students
Adult comparison of general population
Adults with AS/HFA
Identify all the control groups
Adults with AS/HFA
IQ matched group
Adult comparison in general population
Cambridge students
Identify the sampling method used to recruit Cambridge students.
volunteer
self selected
opportunity
random
Who is this man????
Baron
Cohen
Baron-Cohen
google results for white man
What type of data was collected?
Qualitative
Quantitative
No data was collected.
What approach was used?
Learning
Cognitive
Biological
Behavioral
