Results suggest there is specific difficulty with complex verbal stimuli. Using an event narratives task, this study tested the hypotheses that theory of mind (ToM) deficits and weak central coherence (WCC, a local processing bias).
The findings demonstrate that children with autism do not have a general difficulty in connecting context and item information as predicted by weak central coherence theory. Central coherence may be a unitary force in the different tasks. Investigates whether TOM and weak central coherence might be functionally related.Įxperiments showed that individuals with ASD are impaired in achieving local coherence, preference for not striving towards coherence unless specifically asked to do so. Three experiments investigated whether 2 characteristic aspects of the psychological profile of autism, theory-of-mind deficits and weak central coherence. Argues that ASD represents cognitive style biased toward local rather than global information processing. Will discover more about autism through task success than task failure. Preliminary evidence for that theory is present
Suggest an additional cognitive abnormality- weak central coherence. Investigates whether there is deficit in gestalt grouping in ASD with bias towards local over global processing.ĭiscuss notion that theory of mind cannot explain the non- triad features of autism, nor earlier experimental findings on non-social tasks. It is also the ability one has to focus on what takes priority and what is important. Results suggest there is specific difficulty with complex verbal stimuli. Central coherence is the ability one has to focus on details as well as wholes of a given situation, and to follow through on plans in a variety of areas. Lopez2003.pdf: The findings demonstrate that children with autism do not have a general difficulty in connecting context and item information as predicted by weak central coherence theory.Joliffe1999.pdf: Experiments showed that individuals with ASD are impaired in achieving local coherence, preference for not striving towards coherence unless specifically asked to do so.Jarrold2000.pdf: Investigates whether TOM and weak central coherence might be functionally related.
Happe1999.pdf: Will discover more about autism through task success than task failure.Theory of Mind: Premack and Woodruff (1978) held that an individual has a Theory of Mind if he imputes mental states to himself and others. Brosnan2004.pdf: Investigates whether there is deficit in gestalt grouping in ASD with bias towards local over global processing. Weak Central Coherence is the main focus of this study.Preliminary evidence for that theory is present Introduction: Visuoconceptual integration was explored as a test of central coherence theory (Frith, 1989). Frith1994.pdf: Discuss notion that theory of mind cannot explain the non- triad features of autism, nor earlier experimental findings on non-social tasks.
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