Brief Report: Attentional Cueing to Images of Social Interactions Is Automatic for Neurotypical Individuals but Not Those with ASC
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| Title: | Brief Report: Attentional Cueing to Images of Social Interactions Is Automatic for Neurotypical Individuals but Not Those with ASC |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Morrisey, Marcus Neil, Reed, Catherine L., McIntosh, Daniel N., Rutherford, M. D. (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Sep 2018 48(9):3233-3243. |
| Availability: | Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-348-4505; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Cues, Social Behavior, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Context Effect, Prediction, Interpersonal Competence, Interaction |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-018-3592-z |
| ISSN: | 0162-3257 |
| Abstract: | Human actions induce attentional orienting toward the target of the action. We examined the influence of action cueing in social (man throwing toward a human) and non-social (man throwing toward a tree) contexts in observers with and without autism spectrum condition (ASC). Results suggested that a social interaction enhanced the cueing effect for neurotypical participants. Participants with ASC did not benefit from non-predictive cues and were slower in social contexts, although they benefitted from reliably predictive cues. Social orienting appears to be automatic in the context of an implied social interaction for neurotypical observers, but not those with ASC. Neurotypical participants' behavior may be driven by automatic processing, while participants with ASC use an alternative, effortful strategy. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 51 |
| Entry Date: | 2018 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1187313 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Human actions induce attentional orienting toward the target of the action. We examined the influence of action cueing in social (man throwing toward a human) and non-social (man throwing toward a tree) contexts in observers with and without autism spectrum condition (ASC). Results suggested that a social interaction enhanced the cueing effect for neurotypical participants. Participants with ASC did not benefit from non-predictive cues and were slower in social contexts, although they benefitted from reliably predictive cues. Social orienting appears to be automatic in the context of an implied social interaction for neurotypical observers, but not those with ASC. Neurotypical participants' behavior may be driven by automatic processing, while participants with ASC use an alternative, effortful strategy. |
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| ISSN: | 0162-3257 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-018-3592-z |
