Great Expectations: The Role of Rules in Guiding Pro-social Behaviour in Groups with High Versus Low Autistic Traits

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 2311-2322

  Jameel, Leila ^a   Vyas, Karishma ^a   Bellesi, Giulia ^a   Cassell, Diana ^b   Channon, Shelley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autistic traits; Empathy; Mentalising; Pro social behaviour; Social knowledge; Social rules

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; GROUP DYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMAGINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRO SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; RESPONSE TIME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; ADOLESCENT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COOPERATION; EMPATHY; GROUP PROCESS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; THEORY OF MIND; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL SKILLS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; THEORY OF MIND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937968585     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-015-2393-x     Document Type: Article

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