More than just another face in the crowd: Evidence for an angry superiority effect in children with and without autism

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 949-956

  Rosset, Delphine ^a,b   Santos, Andreia ^a   Da Fonseca, David ^a,b   Rondan, Cécilie ^a   Poinso, Franois ^b   Deruelle, Christine ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

Author keywords

Angry superiority effect; Autism spectrum disorders; Children; Visual search

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANGER; ANGRY SUPERIORITY EFFECT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CROWDING; EMOTION; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECT; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 78650697476     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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