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The Effect of Stimulus Salience on Over-selectivity

Auteurs: Geraldine Leader, Ann Loughnane, Claire McMoreland, Phil Reed

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 2/2009

Abstract

The influence of stimulus salience on over-selective responding was investigated in the context of a comparator theory of over-selectivity. In Experiments 1 and 2, participants were presented with two cards, each displaying two colors. In comparison to matched control participants, participants with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) demonstrated more over-selectivity, which increased when the stimuli differed in salience. In Experiment 3, the over-selected color was extinguished, and the previously under-selected color emerged to control behavior. The results suggest that stimuli of different salience may trigger over-selectivity in individuals with ASD, and provide preliminary support that this may be due to the action of an over-sensitive comparator mechanism functioning at the retrieval level of processing.

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Titel: The Effect of Stimulus Salience on Over-selectivity
Auteurs: Geraldine Leader
Ann Loughnane
Claire McMoreland
Phil Reed
Publicatiedatum: 01-02-2009
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 2/2009
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-008-0626-y

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