Intuitive Psychology and Physics among Children with Autism and Typically Developing Children / Lynne BINNIE in Autism, 7-2 (June 2003)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism > 7-2 (June 2003) . - p.173-193 Titre : Intuitive Psychology and Physics among Children with Autism and Typically Developing Children Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Lynne BINNIE, Auteur ; Joanne WILLIAMS, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.173-193 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Many studies have documented poor understanding of intuitive psychology among children with autism; however, few have investigated claims of superior understanding of intuitive physics said to be evident in this group. This study aimed to investigate the reported differential preference of intuitive psychology and intuitive physics among children with autism by employing three tasks each with a psychological and a physical condition. In order to gain a detailed developmental picture the study compared children with autism, an age matched comparison group, and typically developing preschoolers, 7-year-olds and 10-year-olds. Results demonstrated that children with autism preferred to employ physical causality when reasoning about novel physical and psychological events. Furthermore, their performance on a multiple- choice task confirmed their impairment in intuitive psychology whilst highlighting a superior ability to reason about physical phenomena in relation to all other comparison groups. The theoretical implications of this potential cognitive strength are discussed. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361303007002005 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=210 [article] Intuitive Psychology and Physics among Children with Autism and Typically Developing Children [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Lynne BINNIE, Auteur ; Joanne WILLIAMS, Auteur . - p.173-193. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism > 7-2 (June 2003) . - p.173-193 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Many studies have documented poor understanding of intuitive psychology among children with autism; however, few have investigated claims of superior understanding of intuitive physics said to be evident in this group. This study aimed to investigate the reported differential preference of intuitive psychology and intuitive physics among children with autism by employing three tasks each with a psychological and a physical condition. In order to gain a detailed developmental picture the study compared children with autism, an age matched comparison group, and typically developing preschoolers, 7-year-olds and 10-year-olds. Results demonstrated that children with autism preferred to employ physical causality when reasoning about novel physical and psychological events. Furthermore, their performance on a multiple- choice task confirmed their impairment in intuitive psychology whilst highlighting a superior ability to reason about physical phenomena in relation to all other comparison groups. The theoretical implications of this potential cognitive strength are discussed. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361303007002005 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=210

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