Kyle is providing after-school care for Sean, a young boy diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Sean frequently mistakes Kyle's concerned expressions as expressions of anger. It might be helpful if Kyle
a. reminded Sean to look at his eyes when they are talking
b. attempted to keep his face as unemotional as possible.
c. imitated Sean's facial expressions.
d. carefully avoided making eye contact with Sean, as this clearly confuses him.
a
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a. -70 mV b. -40 mV c. 0 mV d. +40 mV
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a. Ginger, who is a behaviorist b. Gilligan, who is a social learning theorist c. Thurston, who is a Freudian theorist d. Mary Ann, who is a Piagetian theorist
What property of some brain cells led scientists to call them mirror neurons?
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