Which of the following statements accurately describes what we know today about the
treatment or prevention of autism?
a. Medication is effective at reducing (but not curing) several of the core symptoms of the
disorder.
b. Facilitated communication devices significantly increase the communication abilities of
children with the disorder.
c. Behavioral interventions are most likely to be successful when they begin during the
preschool years.
d. Prevention programs have been shown to successfully decrease the prevalence of autism
in the general population.
e. Psychoanalytic treatment approaches that focus on parents offer one of the most effective
ways of helping children with autism.
C
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The neurodevelopmental hypothesis of schizophrenia asserts that all of the following are associated with an increased vulnerability to schizophrenia EXCEPT
a. prenatal malnutrition. b. prenatal viral infection. c. repeated concussions in childhood. d. obstetrical complications at birth.
Statistical methods that organize data into meaningful patterns and summaries, such as finding the average value, are called ____
a. inferential statistics b. measures c. descriptive statistics d. modes
When light is shined onto the retina, that energy is received and then sent to the brain via the __________
a. visual cortex b. optic nerve c. ocular connection d. sclera link
The part of a dendrite on a receiving neuron that is structured to receive a neurotransmitter
is the ______. a. terminal c. myelin sheath b. receptor site d. hillock