One View of the Social Deficits of People with Autism

question 39

Multiple Choice

One view of the social deficits of people with autism spectrum disorder is that they lack a theory of mind.Other researchers have argued that problems on theory-of-mind tasks may have another cause.What might that cause be?

• A)an unwillingness to carry on conversations with others
• B)an inability to pretend
• C)attention deficits
• D)more general difficulties with executive functioning

Recognize the effects of multicollinearity on regression coefficients and standard errors.

Understand the conditions under which multicollinearity and autocorrelation occur.

Learn strategies for detecting multicollinearity through correlation matrices and other indicators.

Apply statistical tests to detect autocorrelation in a dataset.

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Definitions:

Fixed Cost

A cost that does not vary with the level of production or sales, such as rent, property taxes, and salaries.

Least-Squares Regression

A statistical technique used to determine the line that best fits a set of data points, minimizing the sum of the squares of the differences between the observed and estimated values.

Variable Cost

Expenses that change in direct proportion to the amount of production or the quantity of output generated.

Fixed Cost

Costs that remain constant in total despite changes in the levels of production or output within a certain range.