Describe and give examples of the two types of assessments needed to diagnosis an intellectual developmental disorder
What will be an ideal response?
• Intellectual Functioning
o Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children and Stanford-Binet – measures intellectual potential
o Academic skills
• Adaptive Functioning
o Vineland Social Maturity Scale; AAIDD
o Both measure developmental skills in the area of communication, self-care and health, social skills, leisure and work
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Some individuals have suggested that there is gender bias in psychiatric diagnosis. According to the paper by Widiger and Spitzer described in your textbook, which of the following situations would necessarily demonstrate the existence of such bias?
a. if a disorder were found to be much more prevalent in one sex than in the other b. if men and women presenting with the same cluster of symptoms were assigned different diagnosis c. both of the above d. neither of the above
Skinner and two students discovered shaping in the course of teaching a pigeon to ________
a. dance b. bowl c. jump rope d. peck at a sign that said, "Peck.".
Research has found overwhelming support for the notion that personality is largely dynamic, undergoing major changes over various parts of the lifespan
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The thyroid and pituitary glands are parts of the __________ system.
A. gonadal B. endocrine C. nervous D. lymphatic