Temporal Synchrony in the Processing of Social Stimuli: Bimodal Integration in Autism Spectrum Disorder
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2014-09-30
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The current study examined preferences for one’s own species (conspecifics) by presenting four-year-old typically-developing (TD) children and those diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) pictures and videos of human, monkey, and robot stimuli while examining the role temporal synchrony plays in audiovisual integration. Stimuli were presented on an eye-tracker then children’s verbal and non-verbal abilities were assessed. In total, TD children looked longer to faces but similar proportional looking between groups was found for static and dynamic stimuli. Preference for synchrony was found for TD children and reduced total looking across asynchronies by children with ASD may have inhibited their ability to notice asynchrony. Children’s verbal and non-verbal abilities were not related to looking behaviour during static and dynamic presentations. In general, atypical looking behaviour was found for children with ASD which may have cascading effects on their social and language development.
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Psychology--Cognitive, Psychology--Developmental
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Beatch, J. (2014). Temporal Synchrony in the Processing of Social Stimuli: Bimodal Integration in Autism Spectrum Disorder (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27995