What evidence suggests that there is a genetic component to the etiology of ASD?
Answer:
The prevalence of ASD is much greater among siblings of a child with ASD. Researchers have also found higher concordance rates among MZ than among DZ twins. In the largest twin study to date, concordance rates were 60 percent for MZ twins and 0 percent for DZ twins. For a broader spectrum of disturbances, concordance rates were 92 percent for MZ pairs and 10 percent for DZ pairs. Other research has suggested that a combination of different genes, or even spontaneous genetic mutations, may be involved.
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Imagine that you attend a lecture given by a guest lecturer. He emphasizes that people can recognize complex shapes and other visual images—such as animals and machinery—in terms of arrangements of basic 3-D shapes
This lecturer probably would be a strong supporter of which of the following approaches? a. top-down processing b. template-matching theory c. feature-analysis theory d. recognition-by-components theory
One overall change in the DSM-5 is the use of dimensional assessments and the related use of
a. a biopsychosocial model b. genetic specifications c. disorder spectra d. sharper disorder categories
The development of which of the following allows people to
understand that other people may lie, be sarcastic, make jokes, or use figures of speech? a. animism b. theory of mind c. conservation d. egocentric thought