Baron-Cohen et al. Part 2

In the study by Baron-Cohen et al. (2001), participants were individually tested in a quiet room in Cambridge or (a)  

Why were the AS/HFA group participants asked to judge the gender of each person in each photo?

• Acts as a control task to show that Ps in Group 1 could identify characteristics of the eyes used in the test that were not dependent on gender

• Acts as a control task to show that Ps in Group 1 could identify characteristics of the eyes used in the test that were not dependent on having a theory of mind.

• Acts as an experimental task to show that Ps in Group 1 could identify characteristics of the eyes used in the test that were not dependent on having a theory of mind.

• Acts as an experimental task to show that Ps in Group 1 could identify characteristics of the eyes used in the test that were dependent on social intelligence

Why were the normal participants not asked to do the gender recognition task in the experiment?

• The researchers believed that the gender recognition task was irrelevant to the study's objectives.

• Pilot tests had shown that 'normal' adults consistently scored 100% on the gender recognition task.

• The gender recognition task was considered too difficult for 'normal' adults to perform accurately.

• The researchers assumed that 'normal' participants would not be interested in completing the gender recognition task.

What was the purpose of asking subjects to read through the glossary and indicate any word meanings they were unsure of at the beginning of the experiment?

• To test the subjects' ability to memorize and recall definitions during the experiment.

• To assess the subjects' prior knowledge of the specific terms used in the study.

• To determine if the subjects had a similar level of familiarity with the words used in the study.

• To assist the subjects in understanding unfamiliar word meanings during the experiment.

Which group scored significantly lower in the Revised Eyes Test?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which group scored significantly higher in the AQ?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Males and females showed differences in the Eyes Test, but not statistically significant. However in Group 3, males scored significantly higher than females in the (a)  

Results show a significant negative correlation between the Eyes Task scores and what other variable?

• IQ

• AQ

• Gender

• Socioeconomic background

Results show no correlation between Revised Eyes Test scores and what other factors?

• IQ

• AQ

• Gender

• Socioeconomic background

What was the finding regarding the number of words in the glossary that the four groups were unsure of?

• Group 1 had significantly more words they were unsure of compared to the other groups.

• Group 1 had significantly less words they were unsure of compared to the other groups.

• Group 2 had the highest number of words they were unsure of among all four groups.

• The number of words checked in the glossary never exceeded two for any of the groups.