Adults with autism show increased sensitivity to outcomes at low error rates during decision-making.

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Adults with autism show increased sensitivity to outcomes at low error rates during decision-making. Abstract Text:

Arpi Minassian,Martin Paulus,Alan Lincoln,William Perry,

Decision-making is an important function that can be quantified using a two-choice prediction task. Individuals with Autistic Disorder (AD) often show highly restricted and repetitive behavior that may interfere with adaptive decision-making. We assessed whether AD adults showed repetitive behavior on the choice task that was unaffected by changing task demands, by examining the influence of experimenter-determined error rates on decision-making. Sixteen AD adults and 14 typically developed subjects were administered a two-choice task using three error rate conditions. Although AD subjects showed occurrences of stereotyped responding, their decision-making behavior was strongly affected by changes in task demands, especially when they experienced frequent success. Thus, behavioral paradigms that provide frequent reinforcement may be helpful in modifying decision-making abilities in AD.

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A Minassian,M Paulus,A Lincoln,W Perry,

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Adults with autism show increased sensitivity to outcomes at low error rates during decision-making. Journal Published:

PUBLICATION TYPE: Research Support, N.I.H., Extr

Journal: Journal of autism and developmental disorders

VOLUME: 37

Page Numbers: 1279-88

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ISSN: 0162-3257

DAY: 1

MONTH: 11

YEAR: 2006

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KEYWORDS: Wechsler Scales

MESH TERMS: epidemiology

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AFFILIATION: Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, 200 West Arbor Drive, Mailcode 8620, San Diego, CA 92103-8620, USA. aminassian@ucsd.edu

Country: United States

AGENCY: United States NIMH

GRANT: T32-MH18399

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MEDLINETA: J Autism Dev Disord

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