Baron-Cohen (results, conclusions)

Question 1

What were the results of the eyes test?

Answer 1

• Autistic ppts identified fewer correct emotion labels than the controls
• No correlation between IQ and results between eye test results

Question 2

What were the results of the eyes test? (Quantitative)

Answer 2

• Group 1 (21.0)
• Group 2 (26.2)
• Group 3 (28.0)
• Group 4 (30.9)

Question 3

What did group 1 score on the eyes test?

Answer 3

21.0

Question 4

What did group 2 score on the eyes test?

Answer 4

26.2

Question 5

What did group 3 score on the eyes test?

Answer 5

28.0

Question 6

What did group 4 score on the eyes test?

Answer 6

30.9

Question 7

What were the results on the AQ test?

Answer 7

-Autistic ppts scored significantly higher on the AQ test
- than the student comparison and IQ matched group

Question 8

What did group 1 score on the AQ test?

Answer 8

35

Question 9

What did group 3 (student comparison group) score on the AQ?

Answer 9

20

Question 10

What did group 4 (IQ matched group) score on the AQ?

Answer 10

19

Question 11

What was the correlation between teh eyes test and the AQ?

Answer 11

• Negative correlation
• (-0.53)

Question 12

There was a negative correlation betwen the eyes test and the AQ what does this suggest?

Answer 12

• As an individual’s AQ score increases, ability to recognize emotions decreases.

Question 13

Where there gender differences between the ppts?

Answer 13

-There were differences between the results of males and females in the adult and student comparison group, but they were not significant.
- (Males had lower scores on the eyes test)

Question 14

Where there gender differences between the ppts? (2)

Answer 14

-Males showed greater levels of autistic traits than females (in the comparison groups)

Question 15

What was the negative correlational score between the AQ and the eyes test?

Answer 15

• 0.53

Question 16

What were the conclusions of the study (autism)?

Answer 16

• Autistic ppts had a specific deficit in a cognitive process (that should help them idenitify the emotions of others) linked to a TOM.
  AS/HFA adults are significantly impaired in identifying the emotions of others.
  AS/HFA adults score significantly higher on the AQ test than the general population.

Question 17

What were the conclusions of the study (RET)?

Answer 17

• The revised version of the test was a more sensitive measure of adult social intelligence that used in previous studies.

Question 18

What were the conclusions of the study? (sex differences)

Answer 18

• There was evidence of sex differneces between males and females in the comparison groups but not significant

Question 19

Why was the conclusion weak?

Answer 19

Needs further research to clarify whether there are sex differences between the sexes in terms of AQ socres or ability to identify emotions of others