Judgments of cause and blame: Sensitivity to intentionality in Asperger's syndrome

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1534-1542

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

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; Causal inference; Mentalising; Moral judgment; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL TASK; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASPERGER SYNDROME; FEMALE; GOALS; GUILT; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; VOLITION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82955242368     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1180-6     Document Type: Article

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