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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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01-09-2007 | Original Paper

Gestalt Perception and Local-Global Processing in High-Functioning Autism

Auteurs: Sven Bölte, Martin Holtmann, Fritz Poustka, Armin Scheurich, Lutz Schmidt

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 8/2007

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This study examined gestalt perception in high-functioning autism (HFA) and its relation to tasks indicative of local visual processing. Data on of gestalt perception, visual illusions (VI), hierarchical letters (HL), Block Design (BD) and the Embedded Figures Test (EFT) were collected in adult males with HFA, schizophrenia, depression and normative controls. Individuals with HFA processed gestalt stimuli less in accord with gestalt laws, particularly regarding the principle of similarity. Gestalt processing correlated positively with global processing of the HL. EFT and BD performance correlated negatively with VI susceptibility in HFA. All clinical groups succumbed less to VI than the normative sample. Results suggest decreased gestalt perception in HFA, being associated with a more general local visual processing bias.

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Titel: Gestalt Perception and Local-Global Processing in High-Functioning Autism
Auteurs: Sven Bölte
Martin Holtmann
Fritz Poustka
Armin Scheurich
Lutz Schmidt
Publicatiedatum: 01-09-2007
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 8/2007
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-006-0231-x

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