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ERIC Number: EJ524923
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
The Ability to Manipulate Behavior and to Understand Manipulation of Beliefs: A Comparison of Individuals with Autism, Mental Retardation, and Normal Development.
Yirmiya, Nurit; And Others
Developmental Psychology, v32 n1 p62-69 Jan 1996
Investigated the ability to deceive in participants with autism, mental retardation (MR), and normal development. Results indicated that participants with autism and those with MR did not differ in their ability to use a deceptive method, but participants with autism were significantly less able to understand that they manipulated the beliefs of another person. (MOK)
Descriptors: Ability, Autism, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Critical Thinking, Deception, Mental Retardation, Thinking Skills, Young Adults, Young Children
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Manipulable Variables