SPCE 680 FINAL PRACTICE TEST SCRIPT
2026 EIGHTY PLUS REAL QUESTIONS AND
WELL EXPLAINED CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A PLUS REVIEW GUIDE
⩥ By 1970, which of the following theories about Autism Spectrum
Disorder was disproved? Answer: Autism is a form of neurosis
⩥ Creak's 'Nine Points' is a list of diagnostic criteria for what condition?
Answer: Schizophrenia
⩥ In the early years, what mental disorder was often diagnosed instead
of autism? Answer: Schizophrenia
⩥ Infantile autism (as it was called then) was formally recognized as a
distinct condition in 1980 by which diagnostic nomenclature? Answer:
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
⩥ Neurosis is _____________ . Answer: A. a term that in the past was
used to characterize ASD.
B. a personality or mental disturbance not resulting from any known
biological cause.
,⩥ Prior to recognizing ASD as distinct condition, the least able of these
children with ASD were most likely described as ______________ .
Answer: feeble-minded.
⩥ When did Han Asperger's work become well known in English
speaking countries? Answer: 1980s
⩥ When was Autism Spectrum Disorder first recognized as a distinct
condition? Answer: Mid 1900s
⩥ Which of the following is in the Creak's Nine Points diagnostic list for
schizophrenia? Answer: Gross and sustained impairment of emotional
relationships
⩥ Diagnostic criteria for ASD are now supplemented by
_________________ Answer: Descriptors
⩥ If a person is part of the aloof group, which would be one of their
behaviors? Answer: Act as though others don't exist.
⩥ Self-stimulatory stereotypic movements include all the behaviors
below except for ________________ . Answer: repetitive utterances
⩥ Terms previously used when referencing autism include all except
which of the following: Answer: Cognitive disorder
,⩥ The term dissociable is used when referring to the ability to
_____________ communication and language? Answer: Separate
⩥ What was the major problem with the concept of autism subtypes?
Answer: It proved difficult in practice to make unambiguous distinctions
between them.
⩥ Communication difficulties are often not noticed until _________?
Answer: a child starts school
⩥ Which is not one of the Wing's four types of autism-related social
behavior? Answer: The quiet group.
⩥ Which of the following is not a change from the DSM-IV to DSM-5
diagnostic criteria? Answer: Restricted and repetitive behavior is no
longer seen as an essential element.
⩥ Which was not a main focus of Chapter 2? Answer: Outlining reasons
why there was a change in the name of the disorder and why other major
changes to the description and definition of Asperger's Disorder were
made.
, ⩥ What can be said about reliability when making decisions about
special educational placement? Answer: a higher reliability would be
best in this situation
⩥ When two measures are being compared, it is important that both have
high reliability coefficients because.... Answer: High reliabilities help
ensure that differences are not due to chance.
⩥ For an initial test of a scale, a standardization sample should be used.
Which of the following best describes why this is done? Answer: A
standardized sample allows for a representative sample to be used to
determine standard scores and to identify abnormal scores.
⩥ After a scale has been tested and retested, it is important to look at the
reliability of each section and subsections. In the development of the
ADOS, when an item was deemed to have lower than acceptable
reliability, what was the next step for those items? Answer: Remove
item(s)
Edit item(s)
⩥ The Autism Diagnostic Interview, Revised (ADI-R) assesses all of the
following EXCEPT? Answer: Developmental History
⩥ The Autism Spectrum Rating Scale, (ASRS) is usually filled out by
which of the following? Answer: Parents
2026 EIGHTY PLUS REAL QUESTIONS AND
WELL EXPLAINED CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A PLUS REVIEW GUIDE
⩥ By 1970, which of the following theories about Autism Spectrum
Disorder was disproved? Answer: Autism is a form of neurosis
⩥ Creak's 'Nine Points' is a list of diagnostic criteria for what condition?
Answer: Schizophrenia
⩥ In the early years, what mental disorder was often diagnosed instead
of autism? Answer: Schizophrenia
⩥ Infantile autism (as it was called then) was formally recognized as a
distinct condition in 1980 by which diagnostic nomenclature? Answer:
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
⩥ Neurosis is _____________ . Answer: A. a term that in the past was
used to characterize ASD.
B. a personality or mental disturbance not resulting from any known
biological cause.
,⩥ Prior to recognizing ASD as distinct condition, the least able of these
children with ASD were most likely described as ______________ .
Answer: feeble-minded.
⩥ When did Han Asperger's work become well known in English
speaking countries? Answer: 1980s
⩥ When was Autism Spectrum Disorder first recognized as a distinct
condition? Answer: Mid 1900s
⩥ Which of the following is in the Creak's Nine Points diagnostic list for
schizophrenia? Answer: Gross and sustained impairment of emotional
relationships
⩥ Diagnostic criteria for ASD are now supplemented by
_________________ Answer: Descriptors
⩥ If a person is part of the aloof group, which would be one of their
behaviors? Answer: Act as though others don't exist.
⩥ Self-stimulatory stereotypic movements include all the behaviors
below except for ________________ . Answer: repetitive utterances
⩥ Terms previously used when referencing autism include all except
which of the following: Answer: Cognitive disorder
,⩥ The term dissociable is used when referring to the ability to
_____________ communication and language? Answer: Separate
⩥ What was the major problem with the concept of autism subtypes?
Answer: It proved difficult in practice to make unambiguous distinctions
between them.
⩥ Communication difficulties are often not noticed until _________?
Answer: a child starts school
⩥ Which is not one of the Wing's four types of autism-related social
behavior? Answer: The quiet group.
⩥ Which of the following is not a change from the DSM-IV to DSM-5
diagnostic criteria? Answer: Restricted and repetitive behavior is no
longer seen as an essential element.
⩥ Which was not a main focus of Chapter 2? Answer: Outlining reasons
why there was a change in the name of the disorder and why other major
changes to the description and definition of Asperger's Disorder were
made.
, ⩥ What can be said about reliability when making decisions about
special educational placement? Answer: a higher reliability would be
best in this situation
⩥ When two measures are being compared, it is important that both have
high reliability coefficients because.... Answer: High reliabilities help
ensure that differences are not due to chance.
⩥ For an initial test of a scale, a standardization sample should be used.
Which of the following best describes why this is done? Answer: A
standardized sample allows for a representative sample to be used to
determine standard scores and to identify abnormal scores.
⩥ After a scale has been tested and retested, it is important to look at the
reliability of each section and subsections. In the development of the
ADOS, when an item was deemed to have lower than acceptable
reliability, what was the next step for those items? Answer: Remove
item(s)
Edit item(s)
⩥ The Autism Diagnostic Interview, Revised (ADI-R) assesses all of the
following EXCEPT? Answer: Developmental History
⩥ The Autism Spectrum Rating Scale, (ASRS) is usually filled out by
which of the following? Answer: Parents
