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Flashcards by Larai Kwasau, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Larai Kwasau
almost 10 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What is the aim of the Baron-Cohen study? | The aim was to see if adults with Autism or AS were able to tackle a simple theory of mind test |
| What are the participants in the Baron-cohen autism test? | There were 3 groups. Group1: 16 subjects with high functioning autism 13 males and 3 females Age range= 18-49. Mean age=28.6 years. Group2: 50 normal age matched adults 25 female and 25 male Age range=18-48. Mean age= 30 years. Group3: 10 adults with Tourette's syndrome. Age-matched with groups 1 & 2 (age range=18-47 years, mean age=27.77 years) |
| Procedure | All pps are tested on 4 tasks. > The eye task > The strange stories task >2 control task -The gender recognition task -The basic emotion recognition task |
| Why were the control task used? | Control tasks were used to check if poor performance on the eyes task in group one was due to other factors, so two control tasks took place. |
| Why wasn't the Sally-Anne test used to test adults in the theory of mind test? | The Sally Anne test could not be used on adults as it was to simplistic. Therefore, Baron-Cohen developed a new theory of mind test called 'Advanced Theory of Mind'. |
| Was the eye task valid? | Researchers claimed the eye task was valid as they did a test originally with 8 judges. |
| What age was the Sally-Anne test used for? | Baron-Cohen used the Sally Anne Test on children upto 6 years of age to see if they lacked theory of mind. |
| What was the method used by Baron-Cohen | The Method was the Quasi Experiment -This is where the independent variable is not manipulated and forms naturally. E.g Autism, Tourettes syndrome and Normal. |
| What is the theory of mind? | Theory of mind or (TOM) is when you can understand how your mind and others work, guessing and predicting the minds of others. |
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