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03-06-2021 | Original Paper

Autistic Traits are Associated with Less Precise Perceptual Integration of Face Identity

Auteurs: Kaitlyn Turbett, Linda Jeffery, Jason Bell, Jessamy Burton, Romina Palermo

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 5/2022

Abstract

Face recognition difficulties are common in autism and could be a consequence of perceptual atypicalities that disrupt the ability to integrate current and prior information. We tested this theory by measuring the strength of serial dependence for faces (i.e. how likely is it that current perception of a face is biased towards a previously seen face) across the broader autism phenotype. Though serial dependence was not weaker in individuals with more autistic traits, more autistic traits were associated with greater integration of less similar faces. These results suggest that serial dependence is less specialised, and may not operate optimally, in individuals with more autistic traits and could therefore be a contributing factor to autism-linked face recognition difficulties.

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Note that the final sample has different exclusions to the final sample reported on in Turbett et al. (2019).

We note that in our supplementary analyses (see Table S3) we find a trend towards a negative relationship between domains of autistic traits and face recognition in males and significant positive relationship between domains of autistic traits and face recognition in females, which is consistent with Rhodes et al’s (2013) findings and partly consistent with Davis et al. (2017).

Descriptive statistics and reliability for the total overall AQ score are included in this table. However, given recent psychometric analyses not supporting the use of the total AQ score (English et al., 2020), this score is not included in subsequent analyses.

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Titel: Autistic Traits are Associated with Less Precise Perceptual Integration of Face Identity
Auteurs: Kaitlyn Turbett
Linda Jeffery
Jason Bell
Jessamy Burton
Romina Palermo
Publicatiedatum: 03-06-2021
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 5/2022
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05111-8

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