More consistent, yet less sensitive: Interval timing in autism spectrum disorders

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2093-2107

  Falter, Christine M ^a,b   Noreika, Valdas ^b,c   Wearden, John H ^d   Bailey, Anthony J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Communication; Cross modal; Interval timing; Temporal generalization; Time perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUTISM; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; STATISTICS; TIME PERCEPTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIME PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867879952     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2012.690770     Document Type: Article

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