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inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 45-8 (August 2015) . - p.2311-2322

Titre :	Great Expectations: The Role of Rules in Guiding Pro-social Behaviour in Groups with High Versus Low Autistic Traits
Type de document :	Texte imprimé et/ou numérique
Auteurs :	Leila JAMEEL, Auteur ; Karishma VYAS, Auteur ; Giulia BELLESI, Auteur ; Diana CASSELL, Auteur ; Shelley CHANNON, Auteur
Année de publication :	2015
Article en page(s) :	p.2311-2322
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Mots-clés :	Autistic traits  Pro-social behaviour  Empathy  Mentalising  Social rules  Social knowledge
Index. décimale :	PER Périodiques
Résumé :	Measuring autistic traits in the general population has proven sensitive for examining cognition. The present study extended this to pro-social behaviour, investigating the influence of expectations to help others. A novel task describing characters in need of help was administered to students scoring high versus low on the Autism-Spectrum Quotient. Scenarios had two variants, describing either a ‘clear-cut’ or ‘ambiguous’ social rule. Participants with high versus low autistic traits were less pro-social and sympathetic overall towards the characters. The groups’ ratings of characters’ expectations were comparable, but those with high autistic traits provided more rule-based rationales in the clear-cut condition. This pattern of relatively intact knowledge in the context of reduced pro-social behaviour has implications for social skill training programmes.
En ligne :	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-015-2393-x
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[article] Great Expectations: The Role of Rules in Guiding Pro-social Behaviour in Groups with High Versus Low Autistic Traits [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Leila JAMEEL, Auteur ; Karishma VYAS, Auteur ; Giulia BELLESI, Auteur ; Diana CASSELL, Auteur ; Shelley CHANNON, Auteur . - 2015 . - p.2311-2322.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 45-8 (August 2015) . - p.2311-2322

Mots-clés :	Autistic traits  Pro-social behaviour  Empathy  Mentalising  Social rules  Social knowledge
Index. décimale :	PER Périodiques
Résumé :	Measuring autistic traits in the general population has proven sensitive for examining cognition. The present study extended this to pro-social behaviour, investigating the influence of expectations to help others. A novel task describing characters in need of help was administered to students scoring high versus low on the Autism-Spectrum Quotient. Scenarios had two variants, describing either a ‘clear-cut’ or ‘ambiguous’ social rule. Participants with high versus low autistic traits were less pro-social and sympathetic overall towards the characters. The groups’ ratings of characters’ expectations were comparable, but those with high autistic traits provided more rule-based rationales in the clear-cut condition. This pattern of relatively intact knowledge in the context of reduced pro-social behaviour has implications for social skill training programmes.
En ligne :	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-015-2393-x
Permalink :	https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=263