This study aimed to test whether individuals with Asperger Syndrome (AS) or High-functioning Autism (HFA) would perform worse on an "Eyes Test" compared to neurotypical individuals. 15 males with AS or HFA and 122 neurotypical adults completed the Eyes Test and Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) test. Results showed that individuals with AS/HFA identified fewer emotions correctly on the Eyes Test and scored higher on the AQ, indicating more autistic traits. This provides evidence that individuals with autism have difficulties identifying emotions due to a lack of theory of mind.
This study aimed to test whether individuals with Asperger Syndrome (AS) or High-functioning Autism (HFA) would perform worse on an "Eyes Test" compared to neurotypical individuals. 15 males with AS or HFA and 122 neurotypical adults completed the Eyes Test and Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) test. Results showed that individuals with AS/HFA identified fewer emotions correctly on the Eyes Test and scored higher on the AQ, indicating more autistic traits. This provides evidence that individuals with autism have difficulties identifying emotions due to a lack of theory of mind.
This study aimed to test whether individuals with Asperger Syndrome (AS) or High-functioning Autism (HFA) would perform worse on an "Eyes Test" compared to neurotypical individuals. 15 males with AS or HFA and 122 neurotypical adults completed the Eyes Test and Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) test. Results showed that individuals with AS/HFA identified fewer emotions correctly on the Eyes Test and scored higher on the AQ, indicating more autistic traits. This provides evidence that individuals with autism have difficulties identifying emotions due to a lack of theory of mind.
This study aimed to test whether individuals with Asperger Syndrome (AS) or High-functioning Autism (HFA) would perform worse on an "Eyes Test" compared to neurotypical individuals. 15 males with AS or HFA and 122 neurotypical adults completed the Eyes Test and Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) test. Results showed that individuals with AS/HFA identified fewer emotions correctly on the Eyes Test and scored higher on the AQ, indicating more autistic traits. This provides evidence that individuals with autism have difficulties identifying emotions due to a lack of theory of mind.
to test whether a group of adults with Asperger Syndrome (AS) or High-functioning Autism (HFA) would be impaired on the revised version of the ‘Reading the Mind in the Eyes’ task.
Background
-Individuals with autism share Sample
difficulties in social functioning, Method 15 males formally diagnosed with either AS communication and coping with or HFA change, often alongside unusually - Lab experiment volunteers through UK national autistic society narrow interests. - Quasi experiment magazines or support groups. - suggested that people with - IV : type of the participant 122 normal adults recruited from adult community and autism lack or have an in each condition education classes in Exeter or public library in underdeveloped TOM (a cognitive DV : the scores on the AQ Cambridge. and the eyes task 103 normal adults (53 males, 50 ability enabling us to realise that females), undergraduates at Cambridge others have different feelings, - Independant measures university (71 beliefs, knowledge and desires design in sciences, 32 in others) – high IQ. 4 random adults – matched IQ with 1st from our own) group
Conclusion Procedure Results - People with AS/HFA lack a - Pilot study is conducted cognitive process which Each participant completed the Participants with AS/HFA (group 1) eye test – individually in allows them to properly identified fewer target words that the identify emotions : lack of other 3 groups a quiet room. (36 sets of eyes which TOM None of the participants checked the is balanced with the gender of 18 - There were some evidences glossary more than 2 times. males and 18 females .There were 4 of sex difference affecting There was a negative correlation choices of emotions for every AQ (with males showing more between the scores of the AQ test and photograph.) autistic traits than female) the eyes test (-0.53), but no correlation between the IQ and Group 1 – judge the gender of revised eyes test scores (Higher AQ = each image. fewer target words correctly Group 1,3,4 – questionnaire to identified) measure their AQ. All to read through glossary and ask if they were unsure – could revisit it at any time.
Evaluation G - not representative as the sample is small - people with AS/HFA R - high internal reliability, less confounding variables due to controlled environment and standardised procedure A - could help teachers to better understand autistic students and tech them V - Low ecological validity as it was conducted in a lab E - no deception or harm was caused, but could have been stressed over getting the answer right. More ethical than unethical
- No order effects : order of tasks were changed regularly
(happy, sad, bored, confused etc) Collected quantitative data : Quasi experiment : researcher did not have to put them in groups as they would naturally fall under their respective groups Ethnocentric : samples were all from london
