Tyrel was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and has an IQ below 70 . Despite this, he can remember the name of every all-star baseball player for the past 30 years and can tell which day of the week December 3, 1908, fell on. Tyrel's behavior illustrates ____
a. superior short-term memory skills
b. neurological impairments
c. the term autistic savant
d. echolalia
c
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Which of the following is important to remember when using group tests?
a. Group tests typically lack validity and have other poorly defined psychometric qualities. b. Discrepancies in scores between group tests and other measures should be investigated. c. Because they lack the detailed standardization of individual tests, group tests should be used cautiously. d. Contrary to stereotype, group tests require considerable expertise to administer and score.
Research on dieters who break their diets suggests that ____
a. ?the idea of restraint in food intake goes out the door once they have already indulged b. ?an extreme sense of guilt leads them to forego food much longer than they otherwise would c. ?having consumed the calories, attempts are usually made to burn them off, such as through increased exercise d. ?they are usually able to get back on the diet within the next day or so
One discovery from research that might reduce risk taking and improve health habits among emerging adults is the power of _________, which are customs for usual behavior within a particular society
Fill in the blank with correct word
Joe seems to be constantly condemning himself for being bad and "sinful." In psychoanalytic terms, we would say that Joe has an overdeveloped _______
a. libido b. id c. ego d. superego