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Title: Imagining Counterfactual Worlds in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Language: English
Authors: Black, Jo, Williams, David, Ferguson, Heather J.
Source: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition. Sep 2018 44(9):1444-1463.
Availability: American Psychological Association. Journals Department, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002. Tel: 800-374-2721; Tel: 202-336-5510; Fax: 202-336-5502; e-mail: order@apa.org; Web site: http://www.apa.org
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 20
Publication Date: 2018
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Eye Movements, Task Analysis, Cognitive Ability, Language Processing, Reading Processes, Adults, Foreign Countries, Intelligence Tests, Reading Rate
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom (England)
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
DOI: 10.1037/xlm0000500
ISSN: 0278-7393
Abstract: Two experiments are presented that explore online counterfactual processing in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) using eye-tracking. Participants' eye movements were tracked while they read factual and counterfactual sentences in an anomaly detection task. In Experiment 1, the sentences depicted everyday counterfactual situations (e.g., "If Joanne had remembered her umbrella, her hair would have been dry/wet when she arrived home"). Sentences in Experiment 2 depicted counterfactual versions of real world events (e.g., "If the Titanic had not hit an iceberg, it would have survived/sunk along with all the passengers"). Results from both experiments suggest that counterfactual understanding is undiminished in adults with ASD. In fact, participants with ASD were faster than Typically Developing (TD) participants to detect anomalies within realistic, discourse-based counterfactuals (Experiment 1). Detection was comparable for TD and ASD groups when understanding could be grounded in knowledge about reality (Experiment 2), though the 2 groups used subtly different strategies for responding to and recovering from counterfactual inconsistent words. These data argue against general difficulties in global coherence and complex integration in ASD.
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Number of References: 56
Entry Date: 2018
Accession Number: EJ1191856
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  Data: Two experiments are presented that explore online counterfactual processing in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) using eye-tracking. Participants' eye movements were tracked while they read factual and counterfactual sentences in an anomaly detection task. In Experiment 1, the sentences depicted everyday counterfactual situations (e.g., "If Joanne had remembered her umbrella, her hair would have been dry/wet when she arrived home"). Sentences in Experiment 2 depicted counterfactual versions of real world events (e.g., "If the Titanic had not hit an iceberg, it would have survived/sunk along with all the passengers"). Results from both experiments suggest that counterfactual understanding is undiminished in adults with ASD. In fact, participants with ASD were faster than Typically Developing (TD) participants to detect anomalies within realistic, discourse-based counterfactuals (Experiment 1). Detection was comparable for TD and ASD groups when understanding could be grounded in knowledge about reality (Experiment 2), though the 2 groups used subtly different strategies for responding to and recovering from counterfactual inconsistent words. These data argue against general difficulties in global coherence and complex integration in ASD.
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