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Baron-Cohen et al. (1997): Autism and Theory of Mind
Baron-Cohen et al. (1997): Autism and Theory of Mind
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Autism exists along a continuum known as...
the autistic prism
the autistic spectrum
the autistic rainbow
the autistic scale
2
The number of participants in each condition of the study were...
50 autistic/asperger's, 16 "normal" and 10 tourette's
25 autistic/asperger's, 25 normal and 25 tourette's
16 autistic/asperger's, 50 "normal" and 10 tourette's
10 autistic/asperger's, 50 "normal and 16 tourette's
3
The dependent variable in the study was...
Type of Participant (Autism/AS, Normal, Tourette's)
Noise leve;s
Gender recognition
Performance on the Eyes Task (score of out 25)
4
Which of the following is the correct description of the photographs in the Eyes Task...
taken from psychological review, (10x10), black and white
taken from autistic magazine, (15x10), black and white
taken from autistic magazine, (15x10), colour
taken from autistic magazine, (12x14cm), black and white
5
Theory of mind consists of the ability to...
b) understand someone else's emotions
a) understand persuasion
d) all of the above
c) understand jokes and riddles
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What did the results of the Eyes Task show?
d) lacking 'ToM' is not just due to a neurological deficit
b) that the Autism/AS group found the Eyes Task the hardest
c) both b and d
a) that the "Normal" group were the best at The Eyes Task
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Who performed better on the Eyes Task with regards to gender?
Females
Males
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Why did only the Autism/AS and Tourette's groups take part in the Strange Stories Task?
to check for representativeness
to check for concurrent validity
to check for ecological validity
to check for construct validity
9
In the second-order Sally Anne test for theory of mind, the key question is...
"Where will Sally think Anne will look for her marble?"
"Where will Sally look for her marble?"
"Where is the marble?"
"Where will Anne think Sally will look for her marble?"
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Theory of mind is...
the ability to hyponotise people
the ability to understand others' mental states
the ability to read your own mental state.
a the theory of the unconscious
11
Baron Cohen's aim was to investigate that
who
would be impaired on the 'Eyes Task'...
children with high functioning autism and asperger syndrome
adults with classic autism and adults with asperger syndrome
high functioning adults and adults with asperger syndrome
children with classic autism
12
The ceiling effect is when a test...
has a minimum limit to the skills it can measure
has a maximum limit to the skills it can measure
is too difficult for most people who take it
is too easy for the people who take it
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What were the results of the control tasks (Gender Recognition and Basic Emotion)?
the Tourette's group performed the best
the Autistic/AS group performed the worse
no difference between the groups
the "Normal" group performed the best
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The Baron-Cohen study uses which research method...
lab experiment
correlation
field experiment
quasi experiment
15
Asperger Syndrome is when an individual has...
normal congitive development but poor social interaction
normal social interaction but poor cognitive development
severe learning disabilities
normal cognitive development but below average IQ
16
Autism is a developmental disorder which affects...
the social imigination in individuals
the social communication in individuals
all of the above
the social interaction in individuals
17
The Eyes Task, Strange Stories Task and the control tasks were presented in a random order to..
to prevent demand characteristics
prevent time of day becoming a confounding variable
prevent order effects
prevent experimenter bias
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What were the names of the two control tasks?
The Gender Recognition and The Complex Emotion Task
The Eyes Task and Happe's Strange Stories Task
The Gender Appreciation Task and the Basic Emotion Task
The Gender Recognition Task and The Basic Emotion Task
