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Do the Eyes Have It? Inferring Mental States from Animated Faces in Autism
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Back, Elisa; Ropar, Danielle; Mitchell, Peter – Child Development, 2007
The ability of individuals with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) to infer mental states from dynamic and static facial stimuli was investigated. In Experiment 1, individuals with ASD (10- to 14-year olds; N = 18) performed above chance but not as well as controls. Accuracy scores for mental states did not differ between dynamic and static faces.…
Descriptors: Autism, Cognitive Ability, Nonverbal Communication, Human Body