Although the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder is often not made until toddlerhood (between 18?30 months of age), there are often signs in infancy that the disorder is already present. What are two signs of autism that a caregiver might see in an infant as young as 8?10 months of age?
What will be an ideal response?
They do not engage in joint attention with parents, or point to objects to show to others, or look at others or respond to their own name.
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Which of the following is, according to the APA, characteristic of a good test manual?
a. A good manual should be brief and emphasize the importance of the examiner bringing their own style to the testing situation. b. A good manual should be written using technical language, since doing so will reduce misunderstandings and misinterpretation. c. A good manual should provide instructions that include the exact words to be used during testing administration. d. A good manual should focus on what can go wrong during administration rather than providing rigid instructions.
When Patricia instructs her students on the various body positions and smooth movements involved in yoga, her students will be activating receptors in their muscles and joints that are part of which sense?
a. kinesthetic b. vestibular c. olfaction d. gustation
_____ refers to the generalizability of the result of a scientific study, or the extent to which the same finding is applicable to different settings and populations.
A. Internal validity B. External validity C. Convergent validity D. Reliability
Mr. Carpenter is constantly afraid that he is going to
oversleep and be late for work. As a result, he spends nearly an hour total each night making certain that his alarm clock is correctly set and saying "It's set, it's set, it's set" each of the times he checks it. This repetitive action is what clinical psychologists refer to as a(n) A) compulsion. B) delusion. C) hallucination. D) obsession.