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- Title
The effect of stimulus salience on over-selectivity.
- Authors
Leader, Geraldine; Loughnane, Ann; McMoreland, Claire; Reed, Phil
- Abstract
The influence of stimulus salience on over-selective responding was investigated in the context of a comparator theory of over-selectivity. In Experiments 1 and 2, participants were presented with two cards, each displaying two colors. In comparison to matched control participants, participants with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) demonstrated more over-selectivity, which increased when the stimuli differed in salience. In Experiment 3, the over-selected color was extinguished, and the previously under-selected color emerged to control behavior. The results suggest that stimuli of different salience may trigger over-selectivity in individuals with ASD, and provide preliminary support that this may be due to the action of an over-sensitive comparator mechanism functioning at the retrieval level of processing.
- Publication
Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2009, Vol 39, Issue 2, p330
- ISSN
0162-3257
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10803-008-0626-y