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PSYC 3530 Chapter 12 Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
A) Kanner Ans: Who is credited with first describing infantile autism as
a disorder different from other childhood disorders?
A) Kanner
B) Lovaas
C) Kraepelin
D) Rett
D) Pervasive Developmental Disorders. Ans: The DSM-IV classifies
autistic disorder under the category of
A) Childhood Disintegrative Disorders.
B) Childhood Psychoses.
C) Childhood Schizophrenias.
D) Pervasive Developmental Disorders.
B) They often fail to respond to their names. Ans: Which of the
following is most likely for a very young child with autism?
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A) They are overly visually responsive.
B) They often fail to respond to their names.
C) They crave touch and will often cling to their mothers.
D) They have an expressive gaze, even if they are mute.
D) drawing someone's attention to an object by pointing to it. Ans:
Autistic children have been found to show deficits in joint attention
interactions. A clear example of a joint attention interaction is
A) expressing friendship by hugging a person.
B) expressing a command verbally by saying "be quiet."
C) showing especially high interest in a stimulus, for example, by visually
attending to it.
D) drawing someone's attention to an object by pointing to it.
C) echolalia. Ans: Kevin's doctor is evaluating him for symptoms of
autism. The doctor asks Kevin, "How are you today?" Kevin says, "How
are you today?" This is possibly a sign of
A) repetitive behavior.
B) vocal tics.
C) echolalia.
D) low intelligence.
PSYC 3530 Chapter 12 Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
A) Kanner Ans: Who is credited with first describing infantile autism as
a disorder different from other childhood disorders?
A) Kanner
B) Lovaas
C) Kraepelin
D) Rett
D) Pervasive Developmental Disorders. Ans: The DSM-IV classifies
autistic disorder under the category of
A) Childhood Disintegrative Disorders.
B) Childhood Psychoses.
C) Childhood Schizophrenias.
D) Pervasive Developmental Disorders.
B) They often fail to respond to their names. Ans: Which of the
following is most likely for a very young child with autism?
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A) They are overly visually responsive.
B) They often fail to respond to their names.
C) They crave touch and will often cling to their mothers.
D) They have an expressive gaze, even if they are mute.
D) drawing someone's attention to an object by pointing to it. Ans:
Autistic children have been found to show deficits in joint attention
interactions. A clear example of a joint attention interaction is
A) expressing friendship by hugging a person.
B) expressing a command verbally by saying "be quiet."
C) showing especially high interest in a stimulus, for example, by visually
attending to it.
D) drawing someone's attention to an object by pointing to it.
C) echolalia. Ans: Kevin's doctor is evaluating him for symptoms of
autism. The doctor asks Kevin, "How are you today?" Kevin says, "How
are you today?" This is possibly a sign of
A) repetitive behavior.
B) vocal tics.
C) echolalia.
D) low intelligence.
