Flashcards in Cognitive Approach Deck (9)
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What was the background to baron Cohen
Train of impairments
-difficulties with social situations
-difficulties forming relationships
-difficulties with verbal and non verbal communication
THEORY OF MIND (lack of)
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What are the aims and hypothesis of b+c
To investigate of high functioning adults with autism or Asperger syndrome would be impaired on a theory of mind test. Additionally the experimenters were interested if there was a difference in theory of mind between females and males
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What was the research method used in B+C
Lab and quasi experiment
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What is the sample for B+C
Group 1: 16 participants with high functioning autism(4) or Asperger's syndrome(12) 13 males and 3 females
Group 2: 50 normal people 25 male 25 female
Group 3: 10 patients with Tourette's syndrome, 8 male 2 female
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What was the method of collecting a sample for B+C
Self selection
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What is the 3 IVs in B+C
Normal
Autistic
Tourette's syndrome
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What was the DV in B+C and how was it measured
Performance in the advanced testify theory of mind (eyes task)
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What Are the controls in B+c
Groups 2 and 3 acted as control groups
Two control tasks were given too participants in group 1: gender recognition and basic emotion recognition task
Sex and developmental disorders were also controlled
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