Performance of children with autism on the Embedded Figures Test: a closer look at a popular task.
Performance of children with autism on the Embedded Figures Test: a closer look at a popular task.
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自闭症儿童在嵌入式数字测试中的表现：仔细观察一项流行任务。
DOI：
10.1007/s10803-011-1182-4
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发表时间：
2011
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
White SJ
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White SJ
嵌入图形测试评估弱的中央一致性，自闭症患者通常被认为表现优越;然而，这种说法的证据有些混合。在这里，两个大样本（N= 45和62）的高功能儿童（6-16岁）自闭症谱系障碍的准确性和反应时间的措施，表现类似于典型的发展中国家的儿童;这不能归因于功率不足。不一致的过去的研究结果最有可能是由于方法和分析技术，以及在自闭症谱系障碍的中央一致性的异质性。虽然这项任务在建立弱中央一致性作为自闭症的认知理论方面很有用，但过去的研究结果不一致，而且无法区分全局和局部处理，这表明未来应该谨慎使用。
The Embedded Figures Test assesses weak central coherence and individuals with autism are commonly assumed to perform superiorly; however, the evidence for this claim is somewhat mixed. Here, two large (N= 45 and 62) samples of high-functioning children (6–16 years) with autism spectrum disorder performed similarly to typically-developing children on accuracy and reaction time measures; this could not be attributed to insufficient power. Inconsistent past findings are most likely due to methodological and analysis techniques, as well as heterogeneity in central coherence within autism spectrum disorders. While this task has been useful in establishing weak central coherence as a cognitive theory in autism, inconsistent past findings and its inability to disentangle global and local processing suggest that it should be used with caution in the future.