Movie for the Assessment of Social Cognition (MASC): Spanish validation

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1886-1896

  Lahera, G ^a   Boada, L ^b   Pousa, E ^c   Mirapeix, I ^d   Moron Nozaleda G ^b   Marinas, L ^d   Gisbert, L ^c   Pamias M ^c   Parellada, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PRÍNCIPE DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Autism; MASC; Social cognition; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL COGNITIVE TEST; FEMALE; HAPPE STRANGE STORIES TASK; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; MOVIE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL COGNITION TEST; PICTURES OF FACIAL AFFECT TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; READING THE MIND IN THE EYES TEST; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL COGNITION; SPAIN; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; THEORY OF MIND; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPAIN; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906934582     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-014-2061-6     Document Type: Article

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