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Baron-Cohen
(Autism and Theory of Mind)
| Past exam short questions |
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1 (a) |
What
are autistic children unable to do in the ‘Sally-Anne test’? |
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What
reasons do Baron-Cohen et al. give for this failure? |
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1996 |
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In
the study by Baron-Cohen, Leslie and Frith, the autistic children
were compared with two
other groups of children. |
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Who
were the two other groups of children? |
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(b) |
Why
were the autistic children compared against these two other groups? |
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1997 |
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3 |
Give
four behaviours that can
be used to identify autism |
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1998
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4 (a) |
From
a study by Baron-Cohen, Leslie and Frith on autism, explain what is
meant by the term ‘theory of mind’ |
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Give
one problem that arises
if you don’t have a theory of mind. |
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1999 |
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5 (a) |
What
was the aim of the Baron-Cohen study on autistic children? |
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(b) |
Normal
and Autistic children were used, together with a third group.
What was the third group and why was it used? |
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Sample 2000 |
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6 |
In
the study on autism by Baron-Cohen, Leslie and Frith, why were the
children asked the ‘Belief Question’ and the ‘Reality
Question’? |
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June 2001 |
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The
study by Baron-Cohen, Leslie and Frith (autism) concludes that
autistic children do not have a 'theory of mind'. |
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(a) |
What is meant
by the term 'theory of mind'? |
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(b) |
Suggest one
problem autistic children have in everyday life if they do not have
a 'theory of mind'. |
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May
2002 |
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Explain the term ecological validity. |
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| (b) | Give one example of how Baron-Cohen, Leslie and Frith's study on autism may lack ecological validity. |
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January 2003
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9 (a) |
From the Baron-Cohen, Leslie and Frith study on autism, identify two of the questions the children were asked. |
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| (b) | Outline the findings for one of these questions. | [2] |
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May 2003
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In the study on autism by Baron-Cohen,
Leslie and Frith, a group of Down's Syndrome children was used as
one of the comparison groups. Explain why the autistic children's performance was compared with that of the Down's Syndrome children. |
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January 2004 |
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11 |
Outline one control that was used in the study on autism by Baron-Cohen, Leslie and Frith. |
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May 2004 |
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13 (a) |
Identify two of the three groups of children in the study by Baron-Cohen, Leslie and Frith in their study of autism. |
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| (b) | Explain why the children in the three groups were different ages. | [2] |
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May 2005 |
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| 14 | In this study by Baron-Cohen, Leslie and Frith on autism, the mental age of the children in all three groups was measured. Explain why this was done. |
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January 2006 |
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(a) From the study by Baron-Cohen, Leslie and Frith on autism, explain
what is meant by the term 'Theory of Mind'? (b) Outline one problem with using the Sally-Anne test to measure Theory of Mind. |
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May 2006 |
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The term 'quasi experiment' can refer to a study where the
experimental conditions occur naturally. Explain why the study by Baron-Cohen, Leslie and Frith is a natural experiment. |
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January 2007 |
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