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6. What is neuroconstrucitivism primarily concerned with?

  • Understanding the role of heritability within developmental disorders
  • How the expression of genes unfolds over time due to environmental influences
  • Determining which cognitive modules are affected in order to understand the role of genetics on development
  • None of the above

7. Which is NOT true of language processing within WS?

  • Enrichment of linguistic affect
  • Expressive
  • Poor grammar
  • Unusual vocabulary

8. fMRI processing in WS showed:

  • No abnormalities in dorsal stream, areas of hypoactivity
  • Abnormalities in dorsal stream, areas of hypoactivity
  • No abnormalities in dorsal stream, areas of hyperactivity
  • Abnormalities in dorsal stream, areas of hyperactivity

9. General IQ range of those with WS?

  • 90-120
  • 40-90
  • 120+

10. What is cognitive genetics primarily concerned with?

  • Determining which cognitive modules are affected in order to understand the role of genetics on development
  • None of the above
  • How the expression of genes unfolds over time due to environmental influences
  • Understanding the role of heritability within developmental disorders

11. Which is true of those with WS?

  • Equal performance to TD on ventral stream tasks, worse performance on dorsal stream tasks
  • Equal performance to TD on both ventral and dorsal stream tasks
  • Equal performance to TD on ventral stream tasks, better performance on dorsal stream tasks
  • Worse performance than TD on ventral stream and dorsal stream tasks

12. Which of the following cognitive traits are NOT impaired in WS?

  • Facial recognition
  • Spatial skills
  • Langauge skills
  • Numerical skills

13. Which of the following is NOT a personality trait of WS?

  • Poor concentration
  • Shyness
  • Empathetic
  • Overly friendly

14. William Beurens Syndrome is often compared to DS to understand the effects of?

  • Spatial cognition
  • All of the above
  • Social cognition
  • Language impairment

15. Which is NOT true of social interaction in WS?

  • Less time spent looking at a novel person than a parent
  • Overly social engaging which can be inappropriate
  • Neurophysiological markers differ during facial recognition
  • Poor ability on ToM tasks