SPCE 680 FINAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTION
SET 2026 DETAILED SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Which of the following is the age range appropriate for using
Psychoeducational Profile, Third Edition (PEP-3)? Answer: 6 months
to 7 years
◉ What ages are not recommended for Social Responsiveness Scale,
Second Edition (SRS-2) to be used to diagnosis ASD? Answer: Under
2 years
◉ Which of the following scales does not use children with
suspected or verified psychological disorders as a comparison
group? Answer: ASRS
◉ According to Miller, rote learning is characterized by three things.
Which of the following is not characteristic of rote learning? Answer:
Constant repetition of the information
◉ Of the five senses, which of the following pairs of senses do
individuals with ASD most often display deficits in? Answer: Hearing
and vision
,◉ Reduced muscle tone is often referred to as _____________ . Answer:
hypotonia.
◉ Self-injurious behaviors are an important form of RSM. Which of
the following is not one of the self-injurious behaviors listed in the
chapter? Answer: Hair pulling
◉ The Camberwell study showed children on the autistic scale had
three impairments. Which of the following was not one of the
impairments found in the study among children with autism?
Answer: Impairment of behaviors
◉ What is one of the most reliable early indications that a toddler
has autism? Answer: Lack of protodeclarative pointing
◉ Which of the following is not a pragmatic impairment? Answer:
Changing the subject
◉ Which of the following would be an example of functional pretend
play/pretense?Which of the following would be an example of
functional pretend play/pretense? Answer: Combing a doll's hair
with a toy comb.
◉ Which of the following would likely be difficult for someone with
apraxia to do? Answer: Intentionally brush their hair
,◉ Which term refers to body movements? Answer: Motor skills
◉ Many intelligence tests include a variety of constructs. Which
construct of intelligence is based on acquired knowledge? Answer:
Crystallized intelligence
◉ This term refers to the minimal meaningful components of
language. Answer: Morphology
◉ Comorbid mental health problems (e.g., ADHD, depression,
anxiety, etc.) are __________ among individuals with ASD. Answer:
common
◉ Hofvander et al. (2009) found that anxiety was a co-morbid
condition in approximately ________ percent of the high-functioning
adults with ASD with their sample. Answer: 50
◉ Research has shown that sleep disturbance is common among
individuals with ASD, especially among ___________ functioning
individuals with ASD. Answer: lower
◉ A common stereotypic view of individuals with an ASD is that
they are _____________ . Answer: all similar in their presentation of
symptoms.
, ◉ Epilepsy occurs in approximately _________ percent of individuals
with an ASD. Answer: 20 to 35
◉ The acoustic patterning of speech in terms of pitch, loudness,
tempo and rhythm refers to which term? Answer: Prosody
◉ Neologisms are _________ words. Answer: made-up
◉ Which of the following is not a neurodevelopmental condition
that co-occurs with ASD? Answer: Oppositional Defiant Disorder
◉ Which answer refers to the total number of cases of a disease or a
disorder in a specified population at a particular point in time?
Answer: Prevalence
◉ What is the male to female ratio of individuals diagnosed with
Autism Spectrum Disorder? Answer: 4:1
◉ When socio-emotional-communicative behaviors are absent or
odd within the first 18 months of life, the autism is referred to as
_____________ . Answer: early onset
SET 2026 DETAILED SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Which of the following is the age range appropriate for using
Psychoeducational Profile, Third Edition (PEP-3)? Answer: 6 months
to 7 years
◉ What ages are not recommended for Social Responsiveness Scale,
Second Edition (SRS-2) to be used to diagnosis ASD? Answer: Under
2 years
◉ Which of the following scales does not use children with
suspected or verified psychological disorders as a comparison
group? Answer: ASRS
◉ According to Miller, rote learning is characterized by three things.
Which of the following is not characteristic of rote learning? Answer:
Constant repetition of the information
◉ Of the five senses, which of the following pairs of senses do
individuals with ASD most often display deficits in? Answer: Hearing
and vision
,◉ Reduced muscle tone is often referred to as _____________ . Answer:
hypotonia.
◉ Self-injurious behaviors are an important form of RSM. Which of
the following is not one of the self-injurious behaviors listed in the
chapter? Answer: Hair pulling
◉ The Camberwell study showed children on the autistic scale had
three impairments. Which of the following was not one of the
impairments found in the study among children with autism?
Answer: Impairment of behaviors
◉ What is one of the most reliable early indications that a toddler
has autism? Answer: Lack of protodeclarative pointing
◉ Which of the following is not a pragmatic impairment? Answer:
Changing the subject
◉ Which of the following would be an example of functional pretend
play/pretense?Which of the following would be an example of
functional pretend play/pretense? Answer: Combing a doll's hair
with a toy comb.
◉ Which of the following would likely be difficult for someone with
apraxia to do? Answer: Intentionally brush their hair
,◉ Which term refers to body movements? Answer: Motor skills
◉ Many intelligence tests include a variety of constructs. Which
construct of intelligence is based on acquired knowledge? Answer:
Crystallized intelligence
◉ This term refers to the minimal meaningful components of
language. Answer: Morphology
◉ Comorbid mental health problems (e.g., ADHD, depression,
anxiety, etc.) are __________ among individuals with ASD. Answer:
common
◉ Hofvander et al. (2009) found that anxiety was a co-morbid
condition in approximately ________ percent of the high-functioning
adults with ASD with their sample. Answer: 50
◉ Research has shown that sleep disturbance is common among
individuals with ASD, especially among ___________ functioning
individuals with ASD. Answer: lower
◉ A common stereotypic view of individuals with an ASD is that
they are _____________ . Answer: all similar in their presentation of
symptoms.
, ◉ Epilepsy occurs in approximately _________ percent of individuals
with an ASD. Answer: 20 to 35
◉ The acoustic patterning of speech in terms of pitch, loudness,
tempo and rhythm refers to which term? Answer: Prosody
◉ Neologisms are _________ words. Answer: made-up
◉ Which of the following is not a neurodevelopmental condition
that co-occurs with ASD? Answer: Oppositional Defiant Disorder
◉ Which answer refers to the total number of cases of a disease or a
disorder in a specified population at a particular point in time?
Answer: Prevalence
◉ What is the male to female ratio of individuals diagnosed with
Autism Spectrum Disorder? Answer: 4:1
◉ When socio-emotional-communicative behaviors are absent or
odd within the first 18 months of life, the autism is referred to as
_____________ . Answer: early onset
