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Which area of psychology is this study from? |
Individual differences |
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Background |
Autism - a neurological disorder where the brain processes things differently to a neurotypical individual. This affects (to different extents): - Speech - Social behaviours - Learning abilities - Sensory stimulations - Need for a controlled environment Etc.
Autism is a spectrum, so these affect people differently. |
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Theory of the mind? |
The ability to infer what another person is thinking or feeling and recognising other people have different thoughts, knowledge, and emotions to our own. |
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Sample - Autistic group |
16 Participants - Diagnosed with ASD - 13 Males and 3 Females |
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Sample - 'Normal' group |
50 Participants - 'Normal' (no known neurological disorders) - Equal gender split |
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Sample - 'Tourettes' group |
10 Participants - All had Tourette's syndrome - 8 males and 2 females |
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Hypothesis |
• Adults with autism or Asperger’s Syndrome will be impaired compared to controls on a theory of mind test called the Eyes Task (despite being of normal IQ) • Females would perform better on the Eyes Task than males (in normal population) |
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Serious or Playful? |
Playful |
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Procedure |
Reading the mind in the eyes task. Each participant would be shown 25 set of eyes and have 2 opposite words to describe them. |
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Independent variable |
Type of person (ASD, 'Normal', Tourettes) |
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Dependent variable |
Performance on the eyes task |
