Residual difficulties with categorical induction in children with a history of autism.
Residual difficulties with categorical induction in children with a history of autism.
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有自闭症病史的儿童在分类归纳方面仍存在困难。
DOI：
10.1007/s10803-012-1754-y
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发表时间：
2013
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Fein,Deborah
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作者：
Naigles,LetitiaR;Kelley,Elizabeth;Troyb,Eva;Fein,Deborah
在两个实验中，典型的发展（TD）的儿童，高功能自闭症儿童（HFA）和自闭症的历史谁已经取得了最佳结果（OO），年龄（M= 13岁）和非言语智商匹配的儿童，被要求扩展属性的类别新项目（分类归纳）。所有的组都表现出一定的知识的类别结构，在上述机会水平的延伸，但是，TD组扩展更一致的OO和HFA组。更一致的扩展有更高的词汇和非言语智商分数（实验1）或更高的语用分数（实验2）。因此，即使是非常高功能的自闭症患者或OO患者，在类别知识和扩展方面仍然表现出残余困难;此外，类别任务涉及各种语言和非语言能力。这些群体的分类归纳的困难可能与他们更广泛地概括的困难有关;未来的研究应该调查这种可能性。
In two experiments, typically developing (TD) children, high-functioning children with autism (HFA) and children with a history of autism who have achieved optimal outcomes (OOs), matched on age (M= 13 years) and nonverbal IQ, were asked to extend properties of categories to new items (categorical induction). All groups demonstrated some knowledge of category structure by extending at above-chance levels; however, the TD group extended more consistently than the OO and HFA groups. More consistent extenders had higher lexical and nonverbal IQ scores (Experiment 1) or higher pragmatics scores (Experiment 2). Thus, even very high functioning individuals with autism, or with an OO, still exhibit residual difficulties with category knowledge and extension; moreover, category tasks relate to a variety of verbal and nonverbal abilities. The difficulty these groups had with categorical induction may be related to their difficulty with generalization more widely; future research should investigate this possibility.