Children with autism spectrum disorders

A) have outstanding mathematical abilities.
B) are more likely to be girls.
C) develop their illness after a vaccination.
D) score low on IQ tests.


D) score low on IQ tests. Children with ASDs tend to score low on IQ tests (in the range of mental retardation), but a small percentage show exceptional splinter skills.

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As a person reaches old age, the metabolic rate declines. How should older people adjust their diets to compensate for this change? a. Reduce the amount of protein in their diet

b. Consume the amount of carbohydrates in their diet they did when younger. c. Take vitamin supplements. d. Increase their intake of fiber.

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The type of test that allows us to compare two means from the same sample under two different conditions is a(n) ______.

A. two-sample t test B. one-sample t test C. independent samples t test D. paired/related samples t test

Psychology

Like any other type of research, a program evaluation

a. Involves stakeholders b. Involves reviewing the literature c. Involves the department chair d. Can suffer from a lack of meta-analytic validity

Psychology

_____ is the degree to which a measuring instrument accurately measures a theoretical construct or trait that is it designed to measure

a. Content validity b. Face validity c. Criterion validity d. Construct validity

Psychology