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- Title
Implicit Social Learning in Relation to Autistic-Like Traits.
- Authors
Hudson, Matthew; Nijboer, Tanja; Jellema, Tjeerd
- Abstract
We investigated if variation in autistic traits in the typically-developed population (using the Autism-spectrum Quotient, AQ) influenced implicit learning of social information. In the learning phase, participants repeatedly observed two identities whose gaze and expression conveyed either a pro- or antisocial disposition. These identities were then employed in a gaze-cueing paradigm. Participants made speeded responses to a peripheral target that was spatially pre-cued by a non-predictive gaze direction. The low AQ group ( n = 50) showed a smaller gaze-cueing effect for the antisocial than for the prosocial identity. The high AQ group ( n = 48) showed equivalent gaze-cueing for both identities. Others' intentions/dispositions can be learned implicitly and affect subsequent responses to their behavior. This ability is impaired with increasing levels of autistic traits.
- Subjects
ANALYSIS of variance; AUTISM; INTERPERSONAL relations; LEARNING; RESEARCH funding; SCALES (Weighing instruments); SOCIAL skills; PROMPTS (Psychology); DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; SYMPTOMS
- Publication
Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, 2012, Vol 42, Issue 12, p2534
- ISSN
0162-3257
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10803-012-1510-3