Removal of Negative Feedback Enhances WCST Performance for Individuals with ASD

Autor/inn/en	Broadbent, Jaclyn; Stokes, Mark A.
Titel	Removal of Negative Feedback Enhances WCST Performance for Individuals with ASD
Quelle	In: Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 7 (2013) 6, S.785-792 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1750-9467
DOI	10.1016/j.rasd.2013.03.002
Schlagwörter	Behavior Problems; Autism; Asperger Syndrome; Feedback (Response); Comparative Analysis; Negative Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Asperger-Syndrom; Negative Fixierung
Abstract	Negative feedback was explored as a potential mechanism that may exacerbate perseverative behaviours in individuals with Asperger's syndrome (AS). The current study compared 50 individuals with AS and 50 typically developing (TD) individuals for their abilities to successfully complete the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task (WCST) in the presence or absence of negative feedback. The results revealed that negative feedback led to perseveration in individuals with AS. When negative feedback was removed from the WCST, performance by individuals with AS was enhanced, and was no different to that of the TD individuals under the same conditions. These results suggest negative feedback may impair learning in persons with AS, and prevent the development of more effective strategies in many life domains. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10