Abdul-Fattah Yafai|Diarmuid Verrier|Lisa Reidy
Social conformity and autism spectrum disorder: A child-friendly take on a classic study
Sheffield Hallam University|Sheffield Hallam University|Sheffield Hallam University
perhaps surprisingly given importance conformity theoretical construct social psychology profound implications autism social function little research done whether autism associated propensity conform social majority study modern childfriendly implementation classic asch conformity studies performance 15 children autism compared 15 typically developing children line judgement task children matched age gender numeracy literacy ability trial child say three lines comparison line matched length trials children misled people thought answer children autism much less likely conform misleading condition typically developing children finding replicated using continuous measure autism traits autism quotient questionnaire showed autism traits negatively correlated likelihood conform typically developing group study demonstrates resistance children autism social pressure