Evidence suggests that autism
A) has no genetic basis.
B) is caused by a single dominant gene.
C) is caused by a single recessive gene.
D) is caused by two abnormal genes.
E) is caused by several genes and interactions with the environment.
Answer: E
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According to psychologist George Vaillant, what is the significance of "keeping the meaning?"
A. Adults seek to extract the meaning from their lives, and accept the strengths and weaknesses of others. B. Adults seek to distinguish truths from non-truths in their lives. C. Adults seek to maintain the history of their family as a legacy for their offspring. D. Adults seek to make significant changes in their world before they become too old to make a difference.
Theft reversal is a form of
a. response cost. b. overcorrection. c. reinforcement. d. time out.
Using the A-B-C method of discrete trial training, a therapist holds up a bottle for a child with little to no spoken language to see. The therapist says, "Say bottle." If the child says "bottle" she is rewarded by being given the bottle to drink from. Which part of this example represents the A in the A-B-C method?
a) holding up the bottle b) the therapist saying, "Say bottle" c) the child saying "bottle" d) the bottle being given to the child
In Ms. Ceyner's class, she encourages students to focus on mastering a task for its own sake and she praises individual performance improvement rather than comparisons to other classmates. By doing this, Ms. Ceyner is
A) reducing failures by pointing out where corrective action is needed. B) showering her students with compliments in order to make them feel better about themselves. C) emphasizing ability over effort. D) fostering a mastery-oriented approach.