Evidence Suggests That an Effective Predictor of Outcome Among People

question 80

Multiple Choice

Evidence suggests that an effective predictor of outcome among people with autism is

• A) an IQ of 70.
• B) an IQ above 95.
• C) the absence of significant psychiatric problems.
• D) the development of fluent speech by age 5.
• E) the absence of epilepsy or sensory impairments.

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Definitions:

Two-Factor Theory

A theory suggesting that emotional experience is the result of physiological arousal and cognitive labeling of the arousal.

James-Lange Theory

A theory of emotion that proposes physical reactions to external stimuli lead to emotional responses.

Guilty Knowledge Test

A psychological assessment method used to determine if a person has knowledge about a crime that would only be known to the perpetrator.

Fraternal Twins

Siblings born at the same time as a result of two separate eggs being fertilized, leading to genetic dissimilarity and typically different gender possibilities.