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Social Conformity in Autism.

Stephanie C Lazzaro^1,2,3, Laura Weidinger^4,5, Rose A Cooper^4,6

¹Affective Brain Lab, Experimental Psychology, University College London, London, UK. s.lazzaro@ucl.ac.uk.

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

|November 16, 2018

Summary

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Autistic individuals and neurotypical controls show equal susceptibility to social influence in memory tasks. Both groups conformed to inaccurate group responses, demonstrating public and private conformity.

Keywords:

Autism Conformity Memory Social cognition

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Cognitive Psychology
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Social Neuroscience

Background:

Humans exhibit high susceptibility to social influence, a phenomenon that may differ in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) due to core social communication challenges.
Understanding social influence in ASD is crucial for comprehending social interaction differences.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate whether susceptibility to social influence differs between autistic and neurotypical individuals.
To examine the impact of social influence on memory recall and judgment in autism.

Main Methods:

A memory test involving previously seen words was administered to autistic participants (N=22) and neurotypical controls (N=22).
Participants were subsequently exposed to the supposed responses of other individuals (human or computer) to assess conformity.
Judgement and memory changes were measured to differentiate between public and private conformity.

Main Results:

Autistic individuals and controls demonstrated similar levels of susceptibility to social influence.
Both groups altered their judgments to align with inaccurate group responses, indicating both public and private conformity.
Participants showed greater conformity to human-provided responses than to computer-generated ones.

Conclusions:

Autistic individuals and neurotypical controls are equally susceptible to social influence when reporting memories.
Social influence impacts both temporary judgments and long-lasting memory in both autistic and neurotypical individuals.
The findings suggest that social influence mechanisms operate similarly in autistic and neurotypical populations regarding memory conformity.