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Their higher concordance therefore may not result entirely from their greater genetic similarity."},{"text":"Monozygotic twins may be treated less similarly than dizygotic twins.","correct":false,"explanation":"The equal-environments concern predicts the opposite: MZ twins may be treated more similarly because they look and behave more alike, potentially inflating their concordance relative to DZ twins."},{"text":"Monozygotic twins may inherit fewer genes than dizygotic twins.","correct":false,"explanation":"MZ twins develop from the same fertilised egg and therefore share virtually all their genes, not fewer. The environmental limitation is that they may also be treated more similarly."},{"text":"Monozygotic twins may receive different diagnoses than dizygotic twins.","correct":false,"explanation":"Different diagnostic outcomes are measured by concordance but are not the shared-environment confound. The limitation is that MZ twins may be treated more similarly than DZ twins."}]},{"id":"91b8c9e6-d9b6-431c-8d55-7e453cde5e3b","cardType":"cloze","points":null,"front":"Theory of mind involves understanding that another person’s [ ] may differ from [ ].","back":"Theory of mind involves understanding that another person’s belief may differ from reality.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"Theory of mind involves understanding that another person’s belief may differ from reality.","correct":true,"explanation":"Theory of mind allows someone to represent another person’s mental state independently of the actual situation. False-belief tasks specifically test whether they understand that belief can differ from reality."},{"text":"Theory of mind involves understanding that another person’s appearance may differ from reality.","correct":false,"explanation":"Distinguishing appearance from reality is a related cognitive skill, but it does not specifically require representing another person’s mind. Theory of mind involves understanding that their belief may differ from reality."},{"text":"Theory of mind involves understanding that another person’s belief may differ from personality.","correct":false,"explanation":"Personality is a pattern of traits, not the objective state against which a false belief is compared. Theory of mind involves understanding that another person’s belief may differ from reality."},{"text":"Theory of mind involves understanding that another person’s memory may differ from intelligence.","correct":false,"explanation":"Memory and intelligence are separate cognitive abilities, and comparing them does not demonstrate understanding of mental states. Theory of mind involves recognising that another person’s belief may differ from reality."}]},{"id":"b05d61f4-bf39-4a70-9ca2-e0c48f9063d8","cardType":"basic","points":1,"front":"In Sally-Anne, Sally leaves a marble in a basket; it is moved to a box. Where should Sally look first?","back":"The basket.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"The basket.","correct":true,"explanation":"Sally did not witness the marble being moved, so she still believes it is where she left it. Predicting the basket demonstrates understanding of her false belief."},{"text":"The box.","correct":false,"explanation":"Choosing the box uses the observer’s knowledge of the marble’s real location rather than Sally’s belief. Sally should search the basket because she did not see the move."},{"text":"The pocket.","correct":false,"explanation":"No event gives Sally a reason to believe the marble is in a pocket. She should search the basket because that is where she last saw and left it."},{"text":"The floor.","correct":false,"explanation":"Sally has no information suggesting that the marble is on the floor. She should search the basket, where she placed it before leaving the scene."}]},{"id":"f11edf1b-63af-4754-98a7-e83417959dfb","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"Why should Sally look in the basket rather than the box?","back":"She has a false belief because she did not see the move.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"She has a false belief because she did not see the move.","correct":true,"explanation":"Sally’s information is outdated because she did not witness the transfer. She therefore falsely believes the marble remains in the basket, despite its actual location in the box."},{"text":"She has a true belief because the marble began there.","correct":false,"explanation":"The basket was the original location, but it is no longer the real location. Sally’s belief that the marble remains there is false because she missed the move."},{"text":"She has seen the move and knows its new location.","correct":false,"explanation":"Sally was absent when the marble was moved, so she does not know it is now in the box. She looks in the basket because she has a false belief."},{"text":"She uses current reality rather than her own knowledge.","correct":false,"explanation":"Using current reality would lead Sally to the box, but she lacks that information. She relies on her own outdated knowledge and therefore holds a false belief."}]},{"id":"6af7dd19-0faf-4b7d-8bef-1f6ba48db081","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"What did Baron-Cohen, Leslie and Frith (1985) suggest from autistic children’s Sally-Anne difficulties?","back":"Difficulty representing another person’s false belief.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"Difficulty representing another person’s false belief.","correct":true,"explanation":"The Sally-Anne task showed that autistic children often struggled to predict behaviour using another person’s mistaken belief, suggesting difficulty representing false beliefs."},{"text":"Difficulty remembering another person’s previous actions.","correct":false,"explanation":"The task did not primarily test whether children could remember another person’s actions. Baron-Cohen, Leslie and Frith concluded that the difficulty involved representing another person’s false belief."},{"text":"Difficulty representing another person’s true belief.","correct":false,"explanation":"Confusing one’s own knowledge with another person’s knowledge is relevant, but the specific conclusion was difficulty representing another person’s false belief."},{"text":"Difficulty recognising another person’s emotional state.","correct":false,"explanation":"The Sally-Anne task was not designed to assess emotional recognition. It indicated difficulty representing another person’s false belief when that belief differs from reality."}]},{"id":"b0e14145-71d7-47fb-bcdf-f119a0c6c36d","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"Which social communication problems can theory of mind difficulties explain?","back":"Struggles with hidden meanings, sarcasm and perspective-taking.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"Struggles with hidden meanings, sarcasm and perspective-taking.","correct":true,"explanation":"Understanding hidden meanings, sarcasm and other perspectives requires a person to infer intentions, beliefs and knowledge that are not stated directly."},{"text":"Struggles with sensory sensitivities, routines and repetitive behaviour.","correct":false,"explanation":"Sensory sensitivities and repetitive behaviours are features that theory of mind explains poorly. It better explains struggles with hidden meanings, sarcasm and perspective-taking."},{"text":"Struggles with motor coordination, balance and physical movement.","correct":false,"explanation":"Motor coordination and balance concern physical development rather than inferring mental states. Theory of mind difficulties better explain hidden meanings, sarcasm and perspective-taking."},{"text":"Struggles with sustained attention, recall and working memory.","correct":false,"explanation":"Attention and memory are general cognitive processes rather than the central social communication effects of theory of mind difficulty, which include hidden meanings, sarcasm and perspective-taking."}]},{"id":"373a4389-7fff-4b12-820d-3582880014f2","cardType":"cloze","points":null,"front":"Theory of mind is less good at explaining [ ] and [ ].","back":"Theory of mind is less good at explaining sensory sensitivities and repetitive behaviours.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"Theory of mind is less good at explaining sensory sensitivities and repetitive behaviours.","correct":true,"explanation":"Sensory sensitivities and repetitive behaviours do not directly depend on inferring another person’s beliefs or intentions, so theory of mind provides a limited explanation for them."},{"text":"Theory of mind is less good at explaining understanding sarcasm and repetitive behaviours.","correct":false,"explanation":"Sarcasm depends on recognising that a speaker’s intended meaning differs from their literal words, so theory of mind can explain it. It is less effective for sensory sensitivities and repetitive behaviours."},{"text":"Theory of mind is less good at explaining sensory sensitivities and perspective-taking difficulties.","correct":false,"explanation":"Perspective-taking directly involves inferring another person’s mental state, so it is well suited to a theory of mind explanation. Sensory sensitivities and repetitive behaviours are explained less effectively."},{"text":"Theory of mind is less good at explaining hidden meanings and perspective-taking difficulties.","correct":false,"explanation":"Hidden meanings and perspective-taking both require interpreting others’ intentions, beliefs or viewpoints, making them central theory of mind applications rather than explanatory weaknesses."}]},{"id":"192e19ba-866f-44cb-b389-8bb88ce51421","cardType":"cloze","points":null,"front":"Theory of mind difficulty is about inferring [ ], not a lack of [ ].","back":"Theory of mind difficulty is about inferring mental states, not a lack of empathy.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"Theory of mind difficulty is about inferring mental states, not a lack of empathy.","correct":true,"explanation":"Theory of mind concerns the cognitive ability to infer beliefs, intentions and other mental states. Difficulty doing this does not mean that an autistic person lacks empathy."},{"text":"Theory of mind difficulty is about inferring facial expressions, not a lack of empathy.","correct":false,"explanation":"Facial expressions can provide clues, but theory of mind concerns inferring underlying mental states more broadly. It should not be equated with lacking empathy."},{"text":"Theory of mind difficulty is about inferring mental states, not a lack of social motivation.","correct":false,"explanation":"Theory of mind is specifically about inferring mental states, whereas social motivation concerns the desire to engage socially. A theory of mind difficulty does not establish low social motivation."},{"text":"Theory of mind difficulty is about inferring social rules, not a lack of intelligence.","correct":false,"explanation":"Social rules are learned conventions rather than the beliefs and intentions inferred through theory of mind. The distinction is between difficulty inferring mental states and lacking empathy."}]},{"id":"033fab7a-671f-49a2-87be-6ca4956265fa","cardType":"basic","points":1,"front":"Which learning principle does ABA use to shape behaviour?","back":"Operant conditioning, using consequences such as reinforcement.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"Operant conditioning, using consequences such as reinforcement.","correct":true,"explanation":"ABA applies operant conditioning by arranging consequences after behaviour. Reinforcement increases desired behaviours, allowing complex skills to be shaped through manageable steps."},{"text":"Classical conditioning, using associations between paired stimuli.","correct":false,"explanation":"Classical conditioning creates associations between stimuli and involuntary responses rather than shaping voluntary behaviour through consequences. ABA primarily uses operant conditioning and reinforcement."},{"text":"Social learning, using observation and imitation of models.","correct":false,"explanation":"Social learning emphasises observation, imitation and modelling, not the systematic consequences central to ABA. ABA shapes behaviour through operant conditioning, particularly reinforcement."},{"text":"Habituation, using repeated exposure to reduce responses.","correct":false,"explanation":"Habituation is a reduced response following repeated exposure and does not shape behaviour through its consequences. ABA instead applies operant conditioning using reinforcement."}]},{"id":"4abb19b4-649d-4f68-8192-1b5ea4e92f53","cardType":"basic","points":1,"front":"What allocation issue weakens Lovaas (1987)?","back":"Lack of full random allocation.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"Lack of full random allocation.","correct":true,"explanation":"Participants were not all assigned to treatment and comparison conditions through a fully random procedure, increasing the possibility that pre-existing group differences influenced the outcomes."},{"text":"Lack of random sampling.","correct":false,"explanation":"Random sampling concerns how participants are recruited, not how they are placed into conditions. Lovaas’s allocation weakness was the lack of full random allocation."},{"text":"Use of full random allocation.","correct":false,"explanation":"Lovaas did not consistently use fully random assignment, so claiming full random allocation reverses the methodological problem. The weakness was its absence."},{"text":"Lack of a comparison group.","correct":false,"explanation":"The study included comparison participants, so the central allocation criticism is not the absence of a comparison group. It is the lack of full random allocation."}]},{"id":"3decd159-d478-4427-b5c6-8e21df01363b","cardType":"basic","points":1,"front":"A child is distressed moving from playtime to maths. Which support best targets transition unpredictability?","back":"A TEACCH-style visual timetable/countdown.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"A TEACCH-style visual timetable/countdown.","correct":true,"explanation":"A visual timetable and countdown make the sequence and timing of activities predictable, directly preparing the child for the transition from playtime to maths."},{"text":"A token economy for completing maths work.","correct":false,"explanation":"A token economy may reinforce behaviour after a transition, but it does not directly reduce uncertainty about when the change will occur. A visual timetable and countdown do."},{"text":"A sensory break after the maths lesson.","correct":false,"explanation":"A sensory break may help with overstimulation, but the stated difficulty is unpredictability during a change of activity. A visual timetable and countdown directly signal that transition."},{"text":"A Social Story about classroom expectations.","correct":false,"explanation":"A Social Story can explain a situation, but a TEACCH-style visual timetable and countdown more directly show the child when this specific transition will happen."}]},{"id":"b2d6fc4d-8c26-4e7e-b553-630a5b51d63a","cardType":"basic","points":1,"front":"Which support, developed by Gray, uses short personalised stories to explain social situations?","back":"Social Stories.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"Social Stories.","correct":true,"explanation":"Carol Gray developed Social Stories as short, personalised accounts that clarify social situations, relevant cues, expected behaviour and other people’s possible perspectives."},{"text":"Picture Exchange Communication System.","correct":false,"explanation":"PECS was developed by Bondy and Frost to teach functional communication through exchanging pictures. Gray’s short personalised explanations of social situations are Social Stories."},{"text":"TEACCH.","correct":false,"explanation":"TEACCH was associated with Eric Schopler and uses structured teaching and visual organisation. Carol Gray developed the personalised narratives called Social Stories."},{"text":"Applied Behaviour Analysis.","correct":false,"explanation":"Applied Behaviour Analysis is based on operant conditioning and reinforcement rather than personalised explanatory narratives. Gray’s story-based support is called Social Stories."}]},{"id":"f6ab63c6-e164-44de-8962-2e51ef9c59f6","cardType":"basic","points":1,"front":"What should modern ethical autism therapy avoid doing?","back":"Suppressing harmless autistic behaviours just because they look unusual.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"Suppressing harmless autistic behaviours just because they look unusual.","correct":true,"explanation":"Modern ethical therapy respects neurodiversity and should not eliminate harmless behaviours merely to make an autistic person appear more typical. Intervention should focus on wellbeing, autonomy and genuinely harmful difficulties."},{"text":"Supporting harmless autistic behaviours when they help emotional regulation.","correct":false,"explanation":"Supporting safe behaviours that aid emotional regulation is consistent with ethical, neurodiversity-affirming practice. Therapy should instead avoid suppressing harmless autistic behaviours merely because they appear unusual."},{"text":"Adapting communication methods to suit the autistic person’s needs.","correct":false,"explanation":"Individualised communication is an appropriate adjustment, not something modern ethical therapy should avoid. It should avoid suppressing harmless autistic behaviours solely because they look unusual."},{"text":"Reducing behaviours that cause harm using supportive interventions.","correct":false,"explanation":"Addressing behaviour that causes genuine harm can be an appropriate therapeutic aim when supportive, proportionate methods are used. Ethical therapy should avoid suppressing harmless autistic behaviours simply for appearing unusual."}]}]}],"examCountdown":{"examDate":"2027-05-10","paperLabel":"Paper 1"},"heading":"Autism","title":"Autism Flashcards","topbar":{"backHref":"/as-level/psychology/edexcel/flashcards"},"topicSidebar":"$L38"}]}],"topicId":"ebe75781-e709-59b0-8889-d1da5c92bc3f","walled":"$L39"}],"$L3a","$L3b"]