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Kuzmanovic, Bojana, Rigoux, Lionel and Vogeley, Kai (2019). Brief Report: Reduced Optimism Bias in Self-Referential Belief Updating in High-Functioning Autism. J. Autism Dev. Disord., 49 (7). S. 2990 - 2999. NEW YORK: SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS. ISSN 1573-3432

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Abstract

Previous research has demonstrated irrational asymmetry in belief updating: people tend to take into account good news and neglect bad news. Contradicting formal learning principles, belief updates were on average larger after better-than-expected information than after worse-than-expected information. In the present study, typically developing subjects demonstrated this optimism bias in self-referential judgments. In contrast, adults with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were significantly less biased when updating self-referential beliefs (each group n=21, matched for age, gender and IQ). These findings indicate a weaker influence of self-enhancing motives on prospective judgments in ASD. Reduced susceptibility to emotional and motivational biases in reasoning in ASD could elucidate impairments of social cognition, but may also confer important cognitive benefits.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Kuzmanovic, Bojana UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Rigoux, Lionel UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Vogeley, Kai UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-136390
DOI:	10.1007/s10803-016-2940-0
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Autism Dev. Disord.
Volume:	49
Number:	7
Page Range:	S. 2990 - 2999
Date:	2019
Publisher:	SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
Place of Publication:	NEW YORK
ISSN:	1573-3432
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language DECISION-MAKING; UNREALISTIC OPTIMISM; MECHANISMS; DEPRESSION; DISORDER; BENEFITS; FRAMES; BRAIN; COSTS; FACE Multiple languages Psychology, Developmental Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/13639