Baron-Cohen Eyes Test Quiz

What was the main aim of Baron-Cohen et al.'s (2001) study?

• To test memory recall in autistic individuals

• To assess whether autistic adults struggle to identify emotions from eyes

• To compare IQ scores between autistic and neurotypical adults

• To measure reaction times in facial recognition tasks

What was the independent variable (IV) in the study?

• The gender of participants

• Whether participants had autism (AS/HFA) or were neurotypical

• The number of correct answers on the Eyes Test

• The age of participants

How many photographs of eyes were used in the Revised Eyes Test?

• 25

• 36

• 50

• 12

Which group scored the lowest on the Eyes Test?

• Neurotypical females

• Neurotypical males

• Adults with AS/HFA

• Cambridge University students

What was the purpose of the IQ-matched control group?

• To ensure intelligence did not affect results

• To compare autistic males and females

• To test memory recall differences

• To measure reaction times

What was the correlation between AQ scores and Eyes Test performance?

• Positive correlation

• Negative correlation

• No correlation

• Curvilinear relationship

Why was a glossary provided during the Eyes Test?

• To help participants understand emotion words

• To test vocabulary skills

• To increase difficulty

• To measure reading speed

Which of the following was a weakness of the study?

• Too many female participants

• Low ecological validity (static images)

• No control group

• Participants were forced to complete the test

What was the gender difference found in neurotypical participants?

• Males scored higher than females

• Females scored higher than males

• No difference was found

• Only males took part

How did the revised test improve upon the original (1997) version?

• It used only basic emotions

• It had four options instead of two

• It removed all male faces

• It did not include a glossary