Implicit Discrimination of Basic Facial Expressions of Positive/Negative Emotion in Fragile X Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder

American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 328-345

  Crawford, Hayley ^a,b   Moss, Joanna ^b,c   Anderson, Giles M ^d   Oliver, Chris ^b   McCleery, Joseph P ^b,e  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Emotion discrimination; Eye gaze; Eye tracking; Fragile X syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISM; CHILD; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938942720     PISSN: 19447515     EISSN: 19447558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1944-7558-120.4.328     Document Type: Article

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