The Role of Causal and Intentional Judgments in Moral Reasoning in Individuals with High Functioning Autism
The Role of Causal and Intentional Judgments in Moral Reasoning in Individuals with High Functioning Autism
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DOI：
10.1007/s10803-012-1588-7
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发表时间：
2013-02-01
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Zalla, Tiziana
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作者：
Buon, Marine;Dupoux, Emmanuel;Zalla, Tiziana
在本研究中，我们调查的能力，分配道德责任和惩罚的成年人与高功能自闭症或自闭症综合征（HFA/AS），使用非语言漫画描绘的侵略，意外伤害或仅仅是巧合。参与者被要求评估代理人的因果和故意的作用，他的责任和他的行为应该受到的惩罚。成人HFA/AS没有不同的判断的痛苦和因果关系的成人与典型的发展。然而，在HFA/AS参与者中观察到对故意行为和道德判断的微妙困难。这些结果进行了讨论，在新兴的研究，处理与自闭症谱系障碍的个人道德推理的完整性。
In the present study, we investigated the ability to assign moral responsibility and punishment in adults with high functioning autism or Asperger Syndrome (HFA/AS), using non-verbal cartoons depicting an aggression, an accidental harm or a mere coincidence. Participants were asked to evaluate the agent's causal and intentional roles, his responsibility and the punishment he deserves for his action. Adults with HFA/AS did not differ in judgments of suffering and causality from adults with typical development. However, subtle difficulties with judgments of intentional action and moral judgments were observed in participants with HFA/AS. These results are discussed in the light of emerging studies that deal with integrity of moral reasoning in individuals with autism spectrum disorders.