One hypothesis with growing research support is that children with autism are __________

A) flexible, goal-oriented thinkers
B) high in emotional intelligence
C) skilled with nonverbal communication
D) impaired in executive function


Answer: D

Psychology

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The French psychologist Alfred Binet

a. proposed a set of stages in the development of intelligence. b. developed statistical techniques for measuring intellectual differences among groups. c. proposed a "unified theory" of intelligence. d. developed modern methods of intelligence testing.

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In an experiment by Amsel and Roussel (1952), rats were sometimes fed in one goal box and then allowed to run to a second goal box where they were also fed. On other trials they received nothing in the first goal box, but then were fed in the second goal box. On the latter trials the rats:

a. ran slower to the second goal box b. refused to eat in the second goal box c. ran faster to the second goal box d. ran at the same speed as in the trials where they were fed at the first goal box

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Overall, leisure activities with friends __________ in the course of the 20s as emerging individuals transition into young and middle adulthood.

A. decline steadily B. decline sharply C. increase steadily D. increase sharply

Psychology