Theory of Mind Deficits in Children with ASD ______

question 25

Multiple Choice

Theory of mind deficits in children with ASD ______.

• A) can be assessed by a true belief task
• B) are less severe than theory of mind deficits in children with Down syndrome
• C) likely underlie the challenges those with ASD can have in complex social interactions
• D) result from making incorrect assumptions about the mental states of others

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Definitions:

Matched Pairs

Matched pairs are a research design in which pairs of subjects are closely matched on key characteristics, with one subject in each pair receiving the treatment and the other serving as a control.

Population Variances

A measure of spread within a distribution or how much the members of the population differ from the population mean.

Pooled-variances T-test

A statistical method used to compare the means of two groups, assuming that the two populations have equal variances.

Rejection Region

In hypothesis testing, it is the range of values for which the null hypothesis is rejected in favor of the alternative hypothesis.