Core Studies- Cognitive

Question 1

Baron Cohen Sample & groups

Answer 1

G1: 15 HFA/AS adult males
G2: 122 participants recruited from public libraries across cambridge and exeter
G3: 53M and 50F students studying at Cambridge, assumed to be above the general population in terms of IQ
G4: IQ matched adults with G1, total of 14.

Question 2

Baron Cohen Changes to the test

Answer 2

2 options >> 4 options
Semantic opposits >> Variety of choices
\+Added a glossary
-Removed choices that could be selected based on direction of gaze ("checking" / "noticing")
25 questions >> 36 questions

Question 3

Baron Cohen how were the words selected

Answer 3

Passed through a panel of 8, where no more than 2 could pick the same foil and at least 5 had to agree on the target word

Question 4

Baron Cohen Results

Answer 4

G# / EYES / AQ
G1 / 21.9 / 34.4
G4/ 30.9 / 18.9

Question 5

Laney Exp. 1 & Exp 2Sample

Answer 5

128 undergrad at Univeristy of Cali, 99 female, given course credit

2: 103 University of Washington, 64 female

Question 6

Laney Exp 1, all questionnaires used.

Answer 6

Food History Inventory: 24 items, 8 point scale of definitely didn’t happen to definitely happened “loved asparagus the first time” in position 16

Restaurant Questionnaire: 8 point, likelihood to order, “sauteed asparagus”

3 fillers: personality measure, social desirability scale, eating habit questionnaire

Food cCosts: 8 point scale of willingness to spend

Memory Or Belief? For the 3 items in the profile

Question 7

Laney how did they ensure the participants processed the qs (Exp 1)

Answer 7

“imagine the setting of this experience in detail”, rate 1-0 how much your personality was affected by it.

Question 8

Laney Exp 1 Results

Answer 8

Mean rating on FHI increased by 2.6 in love group
22% and 35% said they had memory or belief in love group
22 total believers, whose ratings jumped 4.5
57% females were believers

Question 9

Laney: what counted as “believer”?

Answer 9

Low FHI rating before manip, high after manip, also a “memory” or “belief” response to the MB quesitonnaire

Question 10

Laney Exp 2: what was the unique self-report

Answer 10

> > Scale of 1-8:
how appetizing?
how disgusting?
Was it taken by novice, amateur, or expert photographer?

Question 11

Laney Exp 2 Results

Answer 11

Love rated more appetizing (5.1 vs 4)

and less digusting (1.81 vs 3.24)