Extinction of over-selected stimuli causes emergence of under-selected cues in higher-functioning children with autistic Spectrum Disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 290-298

  Reed, Phil ^a   Broomfield, Laura ^a   McHugh, Louise ^a   McCausland, Aisling ^b   Leader, Geraldine ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Attentional deficit; Behavioral control; Comparator deficit; Extinction; Over selectivity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERROR; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STIMULUS; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); CUES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 58549118050     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-008-0629-8     Document Type: Article

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