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Baron-Cohen Study
Miss Webster
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Psychology
Not Applicable
10/14/2011

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Term
What was the aim of 'Another advanced test of the theory of mind'?
Definition
To find out if adults with Autism or Asperger's lack advanced Theory of mind.
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What age was the Sally Anne Test used for?
Definition
The Sally Anne Test used for children up to the age of six
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What was the secondary aim?
Definition
Whether females would be be better than males on the TOM test
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What method was used by Baron-Cohen?
Definition
Quasi Experiment - Independant variable forms naturally, not manipulated (e.g. Autism, Torettes and Normal)
Term
What was the independant variable?
Definition
Three different groups - Autistic, Torrette and Normal
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What is the dependant variable?
Definition
Performance on an advanced TOM test (eyes task)
Term
Why were control tasks used?
Definition
To check if poor performance on eyes task in Autistic/Asperger's (Group 1) was due to other factors or not
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What was the Sally Anne Test?
Definition
There were two dolls, Sally and Anne.
Sally has a marble and places it in the basket.
Sally goes outside to play.
Naughty Anne takes the marble from the basket and places it in the box.
Sally returns.
The child was asked 'Where will Sally look for the marble?'
Term
Happe's Strange Stories
Why were they used?
Definition
Tested on Autism and Tourettes group in order to demostrate validity of the Eyes Task as a TOM test.

If performance on Eye Task and Happe's Strange Stories correlated then it indicated that it tested TOM.
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What is theory of mind?
Definition
Theory of mind or (TOM)is when you can understand how your mind and others work, guessing and predicting the mind of others.
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Why did Baron-Cohen not use the Sally Anne Test for adults?
Definition
The Sally-Anne test could not be used on adults as it was considered too simplistic.
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