Central Coherance

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AS-level Psychology (Autism) Quiz on Central Coherance, created by s_phie5 on 20/02/2014.
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Question 1

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Who proposed the theory of weak central coherance in 1989?
Answer
  • Frith
  • Perner
  • Baron-Cohen

Question 2

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If someone is good at drawing in exact detail do they have weak or strong cc?
Answer
  • weak
  • strong

Question 3

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Are autistics better at drawing impossible figures?
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 4

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Why are autistics faster at visual search tasks?
Answer
  • they see the objects as individual figures
  • they take into account the whole picture at once
  • they don't, they are actually slower

Question 5

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what does the weak cc theory explain that the ToM can't?
Answer
  • islets of ability
  • communication impairments
  • social impairments
  • repetitive and stereotypical behaviour

Question 6

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How does cc theory complement the ToM explanation?
Answer
  • The better your theory of mind the stronger your central coherance
  • The better your theory of mind the weaker your central coherance
  • The weaker your theory of mind the weaker your central coherance

Question 7

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How does the cc theory compliment the biological explanation?
Answer
  • fathers have weak cc- so links to genetics
  • mothers have weak cc- so links to genetics
  • fathers have strong cc- so links to genetics
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