Exam 15: Pervasive Development Disorders PDD

Mary loves chocolate milk, but she hates white milk. Her teacher pours chocolate milk into a big blue thermos, as Mary and Kate watch. Mary gets called out of the room. While she is gone, her teacher pours the chocolate milk down the sink and fills the thermos with white milk. Kate has seen this and is aware, but Mary is out of the room. The teacher now turns to Kate, and says, "When Mary returns, what kind of milk will she think is in the thermos?" This experiment is testing the concept of

The major criticism concerning the category of PDDNOS is that

Name two major diagnostic criteria that differ between Rett's Disorder and Child Disintegrative Disorder.

The part of the brain that plays an integral role in processing faces is the

Scoliosis is a condition that involves

Compared to those with autism, children with CDD have

Which of the following is false regarding Lovaas treatment program at UCLA?

In a review of 215 studies of autism and MR, Edelson suggests that

In their study of autism, Rogers and DiLalla (1990) suggest three different patterns of onset. Which of the following is not one of the suggested patterns?

It is most likely that Sarah will remain at this stage for how long?

Which of the following is false regarding Rett's Disorder?

The ICD?10 Codes refer to CDD as

Which of the following is false regarding autism?

According to the DSM, a diagnosis of Asperger's disorder requires that you rule out significant delays in all the following areas, except

What are the three cardinal symptom categories for autism? How many symptoms are required for each category? Give two examples for each.

Szatmari and colleagues isolated two underlying dimensions to help explain the need for sameness and repetition. Which of the following is part of the insistence on sameness factor?

In a normally developing infant, joint attention behavior is evident at about

Given the problem in the question above, if Mary is autistic, and Kate has Asperger's disorder, which of the following would you expect?

All of the following have research support as potential causes for autism, except

A child who is hyperlexic is