Baron Cohen Flashcards
1
Q
Participants
A
16 autism - volunteer
50 control ‘normal’
10 Tourette’s syndrome
2
Q
How many pictures in the eyes task
A
25
3
Q
Name the control tasks
A
Gender recognition task (recognise gender from eyes)
Basic emotion recognition task ( emotion shown in whole face)
4
Q
What other test did the participants with autism and Tourette’s do?
A
Happe’s strange stories - test for theory of mind. About emotions and intentions of characters in unfamiliar stories
5
Q
What were the results from the control tasks
A
All groups preformed normally
6
Q
Compare results of eye test
A
Autism- 16.3
‘Normal’- 20.3
Tourette’s- 20.4
7
Q
Conclusion
A
Eye test valid test for theory of mind
