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Joana C Carmo1, Elsa Duarte2, Sandra Pinho3
1Faculdade de Psicologia, Universidade de Lisboa, Alameda da Cidade Universitária, 1649-013, Lisbon, Portugal. joanacostadocarmo@gmail.com.
Abstract:
In this study, we aimed to evaluate further the functioning and structuring of the semantic system in autism spectrum disorders (ASD). We analyzed the performance of 19 high-functioning young adults with ASD and a group of 20 age-, verbal IQ- and education-matched individuals with the Proactive Interference (PI) Paradigm to evaluate semantic functioning in ASD (Experiment 1). In Experiment 2, we analyzed the performances of both groups in a PI paradigm with manipulation of the level of typicality. In both experiments, we observed significant effects of trial and group but no trial by group interactions, which we interpreted as robust evidence of preserved PI (build up effect) that indicated the preservation of semantic mechanisms of encoding and retrieval.
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