guardia Flashcards
1
Q
aim
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- to see whether problems in judging body actions, like deciding if a body fits through a space only occurred when judging ones own body
- would ppl with an be diff from control group in judging whether a gap was large enough for their body to pass through
2
Q
sample
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- 50 young female ppts
- 25 with AN from ED clinic
- 25 healthy controls
- Lille, France
- matched on age and education
- parental consent given for anyone under age of 18
3
Q
procedure
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- assessment of height, shoulder width and weight were standardised
- measured changed in nutritional status by looking at weight before disorder, 6 months before study and time of study
- 51 different openings from 30cm-80cm projected onto a wall in random order
- each opening presented 4 times
- opening reacher floor so it looked like a door
- 1PP: ppts judged whether own body would fit through opening
- 3PP: judge if expermineter could fit through opening and could walk through without turning
4
Q
results
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- more accurate in predicting body size of experimenter, in 3PP condition the mean perceptual ratios were same, but average ratio for AN group was 1.227 than for controls 1.137
- AN group had sig higher score on own body questionnaire
5
Q
conclusions
A
those with AN overestimate body weight
