Category Formation in Autism: Can Individuals with Autism Form Categories and Prototypes of Dot Patterns?

Autor/inn/en	Gastgeb, Holly Zajac; Dundas, Eva M.; Minshew, Nancy J.; Strauss, Mark S.
Titel	Category Formation in Autism: Can Individuals with Autism Form Categories and Prototypes of Dot Patterns?
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 42 (2012) 8, S.1694-1704 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-011-1411-x
Schlagwörter	Autism; Cognitive Ability; Eye Movements; Cognitive Processes; Character Recognition; Concept Formation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Denkfähigkeit; Augenbewegung; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung
Abstract	There is a growing amount of evidence suggesting that individuals with autism have difficulty with categorization. One basic cognitive ability that may underlie this difficulty is the ability to abstract a prototype. The current study examined prototype and category formation with dot patterns in high-functioning adults with autism and matched controls. Individuals with autism were found to have difficulty forming prototypes and categories of dot patterns. The eye-tracking data did not reveal any between group differences in attention to the dot patterns. However, relationships between performance and intelligence in the autism group suggest possible processing differences between the groups. Results are consistent with previous studies that have found deficits in prototype formation and extend these deficits to dot patterns. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10