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PSY 290 Exam 1 Questions and Answers with
Complete Solutions UPDATED!!!
What are the two main areas of Autism Spectrum Disorder
described in the DSM-V?
Language and behavior
Social and language
Social and behavior
Behavior and motor - ANSWER Social and behavior
Who first described Autism?
Asperger
Lovass
Kanner
Green - ANSWER Kanner
Difficulty demonstrating acquired skills in a setting other than
the one in which the skill was learned is referred to as what?
Maintenance
Generalization
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Acquisition
Fluency - ANSWER Generalization
Approximately what percent of people with classic autism have
savant skills?
1%
10%
25%
50% - ANSWER 1%
What is the current prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder?
1 in 36
1 in 68
1 in 88
1 in 100 - ANSWER 1 in 36
What does research say causes ASD?
Refrigerator mothers
Environment
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Vaccines
Unknown - ANSWER Unknown
The ability to understand that others have thoughts,
perspectives, and opinions other than your own is known as
what?
Theory of mind
Savant skills
Joint attention
Motor planning - ANSWER Theory of mind
In what year was Asperger Disorder first described?
1943
1952
1966
1988 - ANSWER 1943
Which of the following is an example of an appropriately
written IEP objective?
PSY 290 Exam 1 Questions and Answers with
Complete Solutions UPDATED!!!
What are the two main areas of Autism Spectrum Disorder
described in the DSM-V?
Language and behavior
Social and language
Social and behavior
Behavior and motor - ANSWER Social and behavior
Who first described Autism?
Asperger
Lovass
Kanner
Green - ANSWER Kanner
Difficulty demonstrating acquired skills in a setting other than
the one in which the skill was learned is referred to as what?
Maintenance
Generalization
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Acquisition
Fluency - ANSWER Generalization
Approximately what percent of people with classic autism have
savant skills?
1%
10%
25%
50% - ANSWER 1%
What is the current prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder?
1 in 36
1 in 68
1 in 88
1 in 100 - ANSWER 1 in 36
What does research say causes ASD?
Refrigerator mothers
Environment
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Vaccines
Unknown - ANSWER Unknown
The ability to understand that others have thoughts,
perspectives, and opinions other than your own is known as
what?
Theory of mind
Savant skills
Joint attention
Motor planning - ANSWER Theory of mind
In what year was Asperger Disorder first described?
1943
1952
1966
1988 - ANSWER 1943
Which of the following is an example of an appropriately
written IEP objective?
