Which of the following reasons best explains the increase in the prevalence of autism over
the past 40 years?
a. Earlier childhood development screenings and better understanding of the disorder
b. A major increase in the number of children with autism since the 1960s
c. Diagnostic criteria have become more specific in recent decades, causing an increase in
the diagnosis the disorder
d. a and b
e. b and c
A
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Control theory, attribution theory, and overload theory are all similar in that they can explain reactions to
a. territorial invasions. b. crowding. c. personal space violations. d. deindividuation e. group space violations.
An individual has difficulty remembering certain things after brain damage, but all memories stored before the damage are intact. The brain area most likely damaged is the ____
a. fornix b. hypothalamus c. hippocampus d. nucleus basalis
The between- and within-groups variance terms separate ______ into two parts.
A. within-subjects variance B. total variance C. within-groups variance D. between-subjects variance