Do individuals with autism spectrum disorders infer traits from behavior?

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 871-878

  Ramachandran, Rajani ^a   Mitchell, Peter ^a   Ropar, Danielle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Inferences; Theory of mind; Traits

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL TASK; PERSONALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPONSE TIME; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMANTICS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASSOCIATION; AUTISM; DECISION MAKING; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; READING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; READING; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70249087368     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2009.02053.x     Document Type: Article

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