Baron-Cohen et al.

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Aim

  1. Test adults with high-functioning autism on the revised eyes test to see if the deficits on the original test were still seen

  2. To see if there’s a negative correlation between AQ and eyes test scores

  3. To see if women score higher than men

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Methodology

  • experiment and correlation

  • independent measures

  • 4 sample groups:

    1. 15 adult men with HFA

    2. 122 NT adults

    3. 103 NT students

    4. IQ matched group

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Procedure

Revised eyes test: harder mental states, more cards, equal split of male and female faces, included a glossary
Test was given in a quiet room
No time limit
Practice test, then the 36 cards
Group 1 judged gender as a control task

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Results

Group 1 did significantly worse, no IQ correlation

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Strengths

  • standardised, reliable

  • quantitative data (objective)

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Weaknesses

  • possible harm/distress if participants couldn’t tell the emotion (ethical)

  • participant variables, only measures part of ToM (not valid)

  • not generalisable, eyes are static, not representative of real life interactions