Background
Created in 1985, this theory says that autism is characterized by a deficit in the ability to attribute mental states to themself and others. Abbreviation is (ToM).
What is Theory of Mind. (ToM)
Group one consisted of?
What is 15 male adults?
The revised test increased the number of photographic items from 25 to this many. How much is many?
What is 36?
The study is often criticized for having low ______ validity because identifying emotions from static, black-and-white photos of eyes is not like real life.
What is low ecological validity?
The Baron-Cohen case describes this condition as a "cognitive deficit" that makes people "blind" to others' mental states.
What is mindblindness?
Group 4 was a matched control group, meaning they had a similar average score to Group 1 in this area. What is this average score called?
What is IQ?
In the revised version, each set of eyes was accompanied by this many response options.
What is four?
Baron-Cohen used these types of tests (like the Eyes Test and AQ) because they provide objective, numerical data, also known as this.
What is quantitative data?
One of the main aims was to see if a correlation existed between the Eyes Test and this quotient. What is this named?
What is the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ)?
Group 3 was made up of undergraduate students from a prestigious university.
What is University of Cambridge?
Participants were provided with this helpful tool to ensure they understood the meaning of every emotion word.
What is a Glossary?
Because the Independent Variable (autism diagnosis) was naturally occurring, this study is classified as this type of experiment.
What is a Quasi-Experiment (or Natural Experiment)?
This effect in the 1997 study meant many normal participants got perfect scores, making it hard to view a variety of abilities.
What is the Ceiling Effect?
Group 1 was recruited using a specific sampling method, often included advertisements.
What is volunteer sampling?