What is the core concept behind the Auditory Perceptual deficit hypothesis?
Dyslexia is caused by a deficit with rapid auditory temporal processing; however this finding has not been replicated and may be indicative of broader issues
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What is the core concept behind the cerebellar hypothesis?
Motor control is associated with dyslexia causing problems with automatisation and so reading fluency (cerebellar functioning). However, most likely just due to comorbidity rather than an underlying cause
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In a study by White et al (2006), what did the majority of pps show?
A linguistic (phonological) deficit
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In a study by White et al (2006), what accounted for some of the reading difficulty independent from the phonological deficit?
Visual deficits
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In a study by White et al (2006), was there a significant relationship between visual measures and reading ability?
No
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What is the most WIDELY supported theory of dyslexia at present?
The phonological deficit hypothesis
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Does developmental dyslexia affect more boys than girls?
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Yes
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Which do individuals with dyslexia show problems in?
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In German, what is dyslexia a manifestation of?
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Card 5
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Are reading skills and the language (phonological) skills that underlie them highly heritable?
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