Aice Psychology Baron Cohen fully solved & updated(100- accuracy).

Baron Cohen Aims - To test whether a group of adults wirh AS / HFA would be impaired on the R-ET & measures of autistic traits - To investigate if there were sex differences on those without autism on this task - To test a group of adults with AS / HFA in order to check if the same deficit had been found in the original test & related tests could be replicated - To test if in a sample of normal adults an inverse correlation could be found w/ performance on the test & the Autism Spectrum quotient (AQ) • AQ measures degree to which any person w/ a normal IQ possesses autistic traits - To see if sex difference (female superiority) found on the OG version of the test could be replicated Baron Cohen - AS/HFA group would score way lower on the eye test but be able to judge the gender - AS/HFA group would score way higher in the AQ - Females in "normal" group (2 & 3) would score higher than females in the AQ - Males in normal group (3) would score higher than females on the AQ - Scores on the AQ and Eyes Test would be inversely correlated Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute -- / -- Full screen Brainpower Read More Baron Cohen Method Design Laboratory (natural or quasi); Questionnaire Natural experiment Independent measures Baron Cohen IV & DV IV: - 4 groups of participants - 3 control or comparison groups (groups 2-4) - Experimental Group 1 (AS/HFA) DV: - Scores on Eye Test - Scores on AQ Baron Cohen Sampling Method Volunteer & Opportunity - AS: recruited by an ad in UK AS magazine, various SES - Drawn from the adult community and education classes at Exeter or the public library at Cambridge - Studying for undergrad in Cambridge University (assumed to have higher than avg. IQ) - Selected individuals from general population whose IQ matched group 1 Baron Cohen Sample - 15 adults with AS / HFA with similar ages, socioecononic class, and educational level as in group 2. All had normal intelligence - 122 normal adults, range if occupations and educations - 103 adult students, 53 male, 50 female with high IQs - Randomly selected individuals from general population, IQ matched group 1 Baron Cohen Data Type - Quantitative Collection - Via pencil/paper questionnaires Baron Cohen Generalizability - Sample size is large and varies - HFA group and match IQ groups are small Baron Cohen Reliability - High level of standardization and can be replicated to test reliability because of standardized procedures - High level of control, researchers can be more confident it is the IV directly affecting the DV - Reliability increased because of standardization and replication Baron Cohen Application - Therapists could develop therapies for helping people with AS/HFA improve their social communication and social emotional skills - Schools could use the test to identify students with deficits in understanding emotions in others, and help these students. This could help the students cope Baron Cohen Validity - low ecological validity - lack mundane realism - possible issues with validity: • test may only measure ability to complete it rather than the theory of mind traits • subjects had a 25% chance of just guessing correctly • subjects may have had problems understanding some terms even with the glossary • using self-report measures, participants can misunderstand questions and give socially desirable responses