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What are the 3 signs of Autism? |
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Poor socialisation,
poor communication,
lack of imagination. |
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What test for Autism did they use to test children under the age of 6? |
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What was the test for Autism in adults called? |
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'Another Advanced Test of Theory of Mind' |
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What does Theory of Mind mean? |
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Theory of Mind means the ability to see from another persons perspective and understand how minds work in general. |
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What does the Quasi experiment mean? |
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It means where the independant variable is not manipluated and forms naturally |
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What was the independant variable? |
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It was the three different control groups of participants (autistic, tourette, 'normal') |
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What was the dependant variable? |
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The dependant variable was performance on an advanced test of theory of mind (eyes task) |
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Why did they have a control task? |
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To check whether poor performance of the 'eyes task' in Group 1 (Autistic/Aspergers) were due to other factors |
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How were the participants selected? |
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They were self-selected (volunteers) |
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What was the control group used in the experiment?
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A set of people with Tourettes Syndrome |
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