Marisol is in third grade, and when her teacher says "Hi," she doesn't respond with anything back. When the other kids ask her questions like "What did you do this weekend?" she also fails to respond appropriately. Her speech is normal and shows no symptoms of verbal disorder. The school psychologist is most likely to diagnose her as having a:
A. childhood onset fluency disorder.
B. language disorder.
C. speech sound disorder.
D. social communication disorder.
Answer: D
You might also like to view...
Steve has just been discharged from the hospital with the diagnosis of residual schizophrenia. Steve's family is marked by high levels of intra-familial criticism, hostility, and emotional over-involvement. Which statement is accurate? a. Steve's family environment probably influenced the onset of his disorder but will have little impact on his rate of relapse. b. Given Steve's diagnosis, his
chances of relapse are minimal. c. Steve has a greater chance of relapse if he returns to his family than if he does not. d. Steve's family would receive a low EE score.
The visuo-spatial sketchpad is a subsystem of working memory that stores and manipulates:
A) sensory experiences. B) visual images. C) verbal information. D) numerical information.
Salivation and digestion are inhibited during activation of a. the somatic nervous system
b. the parasympathetic nervous system. c. the sympathetic nervous system. d. both the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems.
When children are used as research subjects:
a. Informed consent is not necessary. b. Informed consent must be obtained from the parents or legal guardians. c. Confidentiality does not matter. d. The issue of "risk" is not important.