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Review Questions on Sacks, An anthropologist on Mars
1. Which of these is not a characteristic of autism as described by Asperger?
A) No eye contact
B) Poverty of facial expressions
C) Lack of logical abstract thinking
D) Abnormal, unnatural use of language
2. Which of these is not a characteristic of autism as described by Kanner?
A) Impulsiveness
B) Aloneness
C) Repetitive stereotyped movements
D) Narrow preoccupations
3. Which of these is not part of the triad of impairments in autistic individuals described by Hermelin, O'Connor, and Wing?
A) Play and imaginative activities
B) Social interaction with others
D) Verbal and nonverbal communication
4. Which of these is not one of the causes of autism as listed by Sacks?
A) Metabolic problems
B) Mechanical problems
C) Encephalitis
D) Bad parenting
5. Which major fictional figure from literature does Sacks report that Frith has speculated may have been autistic?
A) Sherlock Holmes
B) Oliver Twist
C) Count Dracula
D) Huckleberry Finn
E) Robinson Crusoe
6. According to Sacks, which of these is an emotion that Temple Grandin experiences?
A) Embarrassment
B) Sorrow
C) Diffidence
D) Inhibition
7. What does Sacks report is the function of Temple Grandin's squeeze machine?
A) To direct cattle one at a time through a chute.
B) To give a hug within the parameters she sets.
C) To funnel traffic safely into a reduced number of lanes following an accident on the freeway.
D) To remove excess liquid from the fabric filters used in chemistry labs.
8. What is the primary form of thinking that Sacks reports that Grandin uses?
A) Narrative
B) Metaphorical
C) Verbal
D) Visual
E) Inductive
9. What famous psychologist did Temple Grandin visit while she was an undergraduate?
A) B. F. Skinner
B) Albert Bandura
C) Philip Zimbardo
D) Howard Gardner
E) Roger Brown
10. What does Sacks report as being Temple Grandin's goal in life?
A) To make significant amounts of money
B) To be able to influence others through power.
D) To pass on her genes to the next generation.
11. According to Sacks, what Star Trek character does Temple Grandin really relate to?
A) Captain Kirk
B) Mr. Spock
C) Worf
D) Captain Riker
E) Data
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