Examining How Types of Object Distractors Distinctly Compete for Facial Attention in Autism Spectrum Disorder Using Eye Tracking

Autor/inn/en	Harrison, Ashley J.; Slane, Mylissa M.
Titel	Examining How Types of Object Distractors Distinctly Compete for Facial Attention in Autism Spectrum Disorder Using Eye Tracking
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50 (2020) 3, S.924-934 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-019-04315-3
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Attention; Social Influences; Children; Eye Movements; Visual Stimuli; Motivation; Human Body + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Aufmerksamkeit; Sozialer Einfluss; Child; Kind; Kinder; Augenbewegung; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Menschlicher Körper
Abstract	Social motivation theory states that individuals with ASD find social stimuli less rewarding (Chevallier et al. in Trends Cognit Sci 16(4):231-239, 2012). An alternative theory suggests that competition from circumscribed interests (CIs) may better account for diminished social attention (Sasson et al. in Autism Res 1(1):31-42, 2008). This study evaluated both theories in children diagnosed with ASD (n = 16) and a group of TD children (n = 20) using eye tracking and demonstrated that distractor type only impacted the proportion of dwell time on faces in the TD group, but not the ASD group. These results provide support for the social motivation theory because gaze duration for faces among children with ASD was diminished regardless of whether the non-social stimuli presented was a CI or control object. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01