Which of the Following Factors Has Contributed to the Perceptions

question 96

Multiple Choice

Which of the following factors has contributed to the perceptions that people with autism spectrum disorders have special abilities?

• A)The way that individuals with autism spectrum disorders have been portrayed in movies
• B)Researchers have made claims concerning the special abilities of people with autism spectrum disorders.
• C)Large percentages of people with autism spectrum disorders have exhibited special abilities.
• D)People with autism spectrum disorders tend to score highly on measures of cognitive ability.

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Definitions:

RTMS

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, a non-invasive procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain, often used to treat depression.

Magnetic Pulses

Used in the context of transcranial magnetic stimulation, these are electromagnetic pulses that stimulate specific areas of the brain to treat depression and other disorders.

Lobotomy

A psychosurgical procedure once used to calm uncontrollably emotional or violent patients. The procedure cut the nerves connecting the frontal lobes to the emotion-controlling centers of the inner brain.

Egas Moniz

António Egas Moniz was a Portuguese neurologist and the developer of cerebral angiography, as well as a Nobel Laureate for his work on prefrontal leucotomy.