Morgan, E.J. orcid.org/0000-0002-6290-2910, Foulsham, T. and Freeth, M. orcid.org/0000-0003-0534-9095 (2021) Sensitivity to social agency in autistic adults. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51 (9). pp. 3245-3255. ISSN 0162-3257
Abstract
The presence of other people, whether real or implied, can have a profound impact on our behaviour. However, it is argued that autistic individuals show decreased interest in social phenomena, which leads to an absence of these effects. In this study, the agency of a cue was manipulated such that the cue was either described as representing a computer program or the eye movements of another participant. Both neurotypical and autistic participants demonstrated a social facilitation effect and were significantly more accurate on a prediction task when they believed the cue represented another participant. This demonstrates that whilst autistic adults may show difficulties in interpreting social behaviour this does not necessarily arise from a lack of sensitivity to social agency.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 The Author(s). This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
Keywords: | Autism; Social facilitation; Social agency |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 14 Dec 2020 08:17 |
Last Modified: | 02 Feb 2022 11:08 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Nature |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s10803-020-04755-2 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:168855 |
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