Question

Emmy takes her autistic child to a psychiatrist for an evaluation. the psychiatrist suggests that the child's autism developed as a result of perceptual deficits. according to this argument, rather than associating emmy with food, warmth, and the clothing she provides, her child focuses exclusively on the food and clothing, and is thus unable to develop normal emotional bonds with emmy. this psychiatrist is most likely a ______.

Answer 1

The fact that the psychiatrist suggests that the child's autism developed as a result of perceptual deficits and is thus unable to develop normal emotional bonds with his/her mother means this psychiatrist is most likely a cognitive-learning theorist.
According the cognitive learning theory the different processes concerning learning can be explained by analyzing the mental processes first.