Social perception and social cognition in typical and atypical development

典型和非典型发展中的社会知觉和社会认知

• 批准号: 138829-2013
• 负责人: Jakobson, Lorna
• 金额: $ 2.4万
• 依托单位: University of Manitoba
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2013-01-01 至 2014-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=522476
• 关键词: Social; perception; social; cognition; typical

Research in my laboratory has shown that children born very prematurely are at substantial risk for motion-processing difficulties, including problems processing human actions. Some of the key objectives of the proposed research are (1) to examine how neurotypical adults use dynamic cues when processing human faces and to explore the impact of individual difference factors (e.g., observer sex, processing style) on these processes; (2) to study how the use of dynamic cues in social perception changes over the course of development; and (3) to determine how problems with motion perception affecting many children born prematurely impact this developmental process. In addition, similarities and differences in the difficulties experienced by preterm children and full-term children with autism spectrum disorders will be investigated. Finally, we will study inter-relationships between neonatal risk/neurological factors (brain damage, sepsis, etc.), performance on computerized tests of motion perception and social perceptual/cognitive functions (e.g., coding of agency and emotions; theory of mind reasoning), and social outcomes more broadly defined (internalizing disorders, social skills, etc.) in preterm children/youth. By examining how we use dynamic cues in a range of social perceptual and social cognitive tasks, and by exploring how individual variations in genetic, experiential, and cognitive factors affect these processes, the proposed work will add an important dimension to our understanding of the development and functioning of the social brain. It will also help us to understand the amazing heterogeneity that exists within and across particular diagnostic groups. As a result, the basic research described here could have widespread implications for individuals working in many sectors including science and technology, education, clinical and health psychology, cognitive and medical rehabilitation, medicine, and more.

我实验室的研究表明，过早出生的孩子有很大的运动处理困难的风险，包括处理人类行为的问题。本研究的一些关键目标是：(1)研究神经正常的成年人在处理人脸时如何使用动态线索，并探索个体差异因素（如观察者性别、处理方式）对这些过程的影响；(2)研究动态线索在社会知觉中的使用在发展过程中的变化；(3)确定影响许多早产儿童的运动感知问题如何影响这一发展过程。此外，还将研究自闭症谱系障碍早产儿和足月儿童所经历的困难的异同。最后，我们将研究早产儿/青少年的新生儿风险/神经因素（脑损伤、败血症等）、运动感知和社会感知/认知功能（如代理和情绪编码、心智推理理论）的计算机化测试表现，以及更广泛定义的社会结果（内化障碍、社交技能等）之间的相互关系。通过研究我们如何在一系列社会知觉和社会认知任务中使用动态线索，并通过探索遗传、经验和认知因素的个体差异如何影响这些过程，本研究将为我们理解社会大脑的发展和功能增加一个重要的维度。它还将帮助我们理解存在于特定诊断组内部和之间的惊人异质性。因此，这里描述的基础研究可能会对许多领域的个人产生广泛的影响，包括科学和技术、教育、临床和健康心理学、认知和医疗康复、医学等。