Is Social Categorization the Missing Link Between Weak Central Coherence and Mental State Inference Abilities in Autism? Preliminary Evidence from a General Population Sample / Daniel P. SKORICH in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46-3 (March 2016)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 46-3 (March 2016) . - p.862-881 Titre : Is Social Categorization the Missing Link Between Weak Central Coherence and Mental State Inference Abilities in Autism? Preliminary Evidence from a General Population Sample Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Daniel P. SKORICH, Auteur ; Adrienne R. MAY, Auteur ; Louisa A. TALIPSKI, Auteur ; Marnie H. HALL, Auteur ; Anita J. DOLSTRA, Auteur ; Tahlia B. GASH, Auteur ; Beth H. GUNNINGHAM, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.862-881 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism  Weak central coherence  Theory of mind  Categorization  Social categorization  Self-categorization Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : We explore the relationship between the ‘theory of mind’ (ToM) and ‘central coherence’ difficulties of autism. We introduce covariation between hierarchically-embedded categories and social information—at the local level, the global level, or at both levels simultaneously—within a category confusion task. We then ask participants to infer the mental state of novel category members, and measure participants’ autism-spectrum quotient (AQ). Results reveal a positive relationship between AQ and the degree of local/global social categorization, which in turn predicts the pattern of mental state inferences. These results provide preliminary evidence for a causal relationship between central coherence and ToM abilities. Implications with regard to ToM processes, social categorization, intervention, and the development of a unified account of autism are discussed. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-015-2623-2 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=281 [article] Is Social Categorization the Missing Link Between Weak Central Coherence and Mental State Inference Abilities in Autism? Preliminary Evidence from a General Population Sample [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Daniel P. SKORICH, Auteur ; Adrienne R. MAY, Auteur ; Louisa A. TALIPSKI, Auteur ; Marnie H. HALL, Auteur ; Anita J. DOLSTRA, Auteur ; Tahlia B. GASH, Auteur ; Beth H. GUNNINGHAM, Auteur . - p.862-881. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 46-3 (March 2016) . - p.862-881 Mots-clés : Autism  Weak central coherence  Theory of mind  Categorization  Social categorization  Self-categorization Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : We explore the relationship between the ‘theory of mind’ (ToM) and ‘central coherence’ difficulties of autism. We introduce covariation between hierarchically-embedded categories and social information—at the local level, the global level, or at both levels simultaneously—within a category confusion task. We then ask participants to infer the mental state of novel category members, and measure participants’ autism-spectrum quotient (AQ). Results reveal a positive relationship between AQ and the degree of local/global social categorization, which in turn predicts the pattern of mental state inferences. These results provide preliminary evidence for a causal relationship between central coherence and ToM abilities. Implications with regard to ToM processes, social categorization, intervention, and the development of a unified account of autism are discussed. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-015-2623-2 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=281

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