Do individuals with autism process categories differently? The effect of typicality and development
Do individuals with autism process categories differently? The effect of typicality and development
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-8624.2006.00969.x
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发表时间：
2006-11-01
影响因子：
4.6
通讯作者：
Minshew, Nancy J.
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作者：
Gastgeb, Holly Zajac;Strauss, Mark S.;Minshew, Nancy J.
这项研究检验了范例典型性对反应时间和分类准确性的影响。高功能儿童（9-12 岁）、青少年（13-16 岁）和自闭症成人（17-48 岁）和匹配对照在类别验证程序中进行了测试。所有小组在整个生命周期中都表现出对典型和有些典型类别样本的处理能力的改进。然而，自闭症患者对所有年龄段的非典型范例的反应都比匹配对照慢。根据对典型和非典型类别范例进行分类可能需要的处理类型的潜在差异来讨论结果。先前关于自闭症患者面部处理的研究结果也得出了相似之处。
This study examined the effect of exemplar typicality on reaction time and accuracy of categorization. High-functioning children (age 9-12), adolescents (age 13-16), and adults with autism (age 17-48) and matched controls were tested in a category verification procedure. All groups showed improved processing throughout the lifespan for typical and somewhat typical category exemplars. However, individuals with autism responded more slowly than matched controls to atypical exemplars at all ages. The results are discussed in terms of potential differences in the type of processing that may be required for categorizing typical and atypical category exemplars. Parallels are also drawn to the results of previous studies on face processing in individuals with autism.