Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Savant Syndrome, Eidetic Memory, Intellectual Disability

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000

Document Summary

Intelligence: dove chitterling test, culture-fair tests; ex. Raven"s matrices: concerns, reliability consistency of measurement, validity test measures what it is supposed to; not as valid as it should be. Savant syndrome: first reported by dr. j. l. Down; referred to the condition as idiot savant. Idiot category of mental retardation at the time. Autism spectrum disorder: pervasive developmental disorder, three other types (not used anymore, asperger"s disorder, rett"s disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder. Incidence rate is 1 in 50: more common in males when iq is over 35, universal symptoms develop before 36 months, symptoms. Impaired social interactions: no friends, no eye contact, even with mom. Limited or unusual speech: echolalia, restricted behavior, interests: Like things to stay the same: ritualistic behavior, spinning around, rocking back and forth. Looking at hand for hours: causes, not really sure, unlikely to be social; ex. poor parenting, not caused by vaccines; caused by paper published by dr. andrew wakefield, study was made up, genetic tag.