What are the key symptoms of autism spectrum disorders?

What will be an ideal response?


Here are some of the key symptoms of ASDs:• Deficits in social and emotional exchange• Deficits in gestures, facial expressions, and other nonverbal communication• Stereotyped behaviors, such as repetitive movements• Resistance to a change in routineUnusually weak or strong responses to stimuli, such as indifference to pain or a panicked

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Research indicates that

a. divorce is more disruptive for men than women. b. within the first year of divorce, half of fathers basically lose contact with their children. c. divorced women are more likely than their ex-husbands to have a satisfying job. d. all of these.

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Jason is taking a personality test. He comes to the item "I like large social gatherings," which measures extraversion, and he rates his agreement on a 1-4 scale where 1 = strongly disagree and 4 = strongly agree. Which of the following would be a reverse-scored version of this item?

a. "I like large social gatherings," where -1 = strongly agree and -4 = strongly disagree b. "I like small social gatherings," where 1 = strongly disagree and 4 = strongly agree c. "I dislike large social gatherings," where 1 = strongly disagree and 4 = strongly agree d. "I dislike small social gatherings," where 1= strongly disagree and 4 = strongly agree

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Define descriptive methods, naturalistic observation, and surveys. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of naturalistic observation and surveys

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That the color of any light is determined by the output of the three cone systems in our retinae is known as the ______ theory of color vision.

A. opponent B. competitive C. Hering-Osbourne D. trichromatic

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