| Title |
The Effect of Stimulus Salience on Over-selectivity
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, August 2008
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10803-008-0626-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Geraldine Leader, Ann Loughnane, Claire McMoreland, Phil Reed |
| 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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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 68 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 11 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 7 | 10% |
| Unknown | 21 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 20 | 29% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 25% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 4 | 6% |
| Unknown | 21 | 30% |
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