Punishment and sympathy judgments: Is the quality of mercy strained in asperger's syndrome?

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1219-1226

  Channon, Shelley ^a   Fitzpatrick, Sian ^a   Drury, Helena ^a   Taylor, Isabelle ^a   Lagnado, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; Empathy; Mentalising; Moral judgment; Sympathy; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; EMPATHY; HUMAN; NEGLIGENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNISHMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; EMPATHY; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MORALS; PUNISHMENT; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 77957665402     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-0980-4     Document Type: Article

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