Defeasible reasoning in high-functioning adults with autism: Evidence for impaired exception-handling

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 644-651

  Pijnacker, Judith ^a   Geurts, Bart ^b   van Lambalgen, Michiel ^c   Kan, Cornelis C ^d   Buitelaar, Jan K ^b,d   Hagoort, Peter ^a,e  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOLINGUISTICS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adults; Autism; Context; Exceptions; High functioning; Mental flexibility; Reasoning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59749091104     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2008.11.011     Document Type: Article

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