Exam 13: Intelligence and Cognitive Functioning

Which of the following statements regarding hydrocephalus is/are true?

In mild intellectual disability:

Autism has been tentatively linked with genes on the ___.

Intravenous delivery of oxytocin to individuals with autism and Asperger's syndrome has been shown to ___.

Spatial abilities are located,to a great extent,in the:

The ASPM gene is a major determinant of brain size.

Men always have larger brains than females.

The brains of individuals with ADHD have been found to have ___ and treatment with Ritalin has been shown to ___ and ___.

The leading genetic cause of intellectual disability is:

Approximately ___ of the population has an IQ below 70.

Which of following brain areas was not listed in the textbook as being implicated in autism?

___ brain damage will typically produce more impairment on general intelligence than on typical IQ test measurements.

When disorders of social behaviors and autistic-like cognitive abnormalities are considered along with autism,the concordance rate for identical twins is:

One of the two genes that have likely contributed to our greater brain size relative to chimpanzees is the ___ gene,responsible for ___.

The parietal areas are probably involved when the postal worker puts the mail in order by addresses.

How does brain thickness relate to IQ? Explain.

The biological abnormality most consistently found in individuals with autism is a(n):

If the theory of the "splitters" is accurate:

Humans have:

The traditionally accepted decrease in IQ scores with age may be less than believed,because: