The Research That Demonstrates the Fact That Children with Autism

question 37

Multiple Choice

The research that demonstrates the fact that children with autism spectrum disorder scan human faces in fundamentally different ways than children who are developmentally delayed and typically developing children supports which of the following statements?

• A)Children with ASD are also developmentally delayed in social communication.
• B)Children with ASD do not attend to important social details when compared to developmentally delayed and typically developing children.
• C)Children who are later diagnosed with ASD do not begin to show deficits in social relationships until middle childhood.
• D)Children who are diagnosed with ASD in infancy are likely to demonstrate similar patterns of facial scanning as children with developmental delays.

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Definitions:

Allport's Conditions

Criteria identified by psychologist Gordon Allport that facilitate positive contact between groups, including equal status, common goals, and institutional support.

Deindividuation

A psychological state of decreased self-evaluation and decreased evaluation apprehension causing antinormative and disinhibited behavior.

Hostility Between Groups

Negative attitudes and aggressive actions directed from one group towards another, often stemming from prejudices or conflict over resources or values.

Arbitration

A method of dispute resolution in which an impartial third party, the arbitrator, makes a decision to resolve a dispute.