Based on a Study of Speaker Intent (Baron-Cohen, Baldwin

question 10

Multiple Choice

Based on a study of speaker intent (Baron-Cohen, Baldwin, & Crowson, 1997) , a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) would have a difficult time mapping meaning onto an object if

• A) a speaker is naming an object they are looking at, instead of one that the child is looking at.
• B) a speaker does not emphasize the object's name in a sentence.
• C) the speaker does not describe what the object is used for to the child.
• D) the speaker is turning away from the child as he names the object.

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