Intuitive Moral Reasoning in High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Matter of Social Schemas?

Using a schema-theoretical perspective in the field of moral cognition, we assessed response behavior of adolescent (n = 15) and adult (n = 22) individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in comparison with adolescent (n = 22) and adult (n = 22) neurotypically developed controls. We conceptualiz...

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Published in:Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders Vol. 49; no. 5; pp. 1807 - 1825
Main Authors: Schaller, Ulrich Max, Biscaldi, Monica, Fangmeier, Thomas, Tebartz van Elst, Ludger, Rauh, Reinhold
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Published: Springer Nature May2019
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          Schaller, Ulrich Max
          Biscaldi, Monica
          Fangmeier, Thomas
          Tebartz van Elst, Ludger
          Rauh, Reinhold
        affil: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine University of Freiburg, Hauptstr. 8, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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          Autism Spectrum Disorder In Adolescence
          Autism Spectrum Disorder In Adulthood
          Intuition
          Morals
          Social Behavior Evaluation
          Psychological Theory
          Human
          Adolescence
          Adult
          Comparative Studies
          Psychological Tests
          Control (Psychology)
          Decision Making
          Emotions
          Arousal
          Victims Psychosocial Factors
          Life Change Events
          Interpersonal Relations
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Adult: 19-44 years
      ab: Using a schema-theoretical perspective in the field of moral cognition, we assessed response behavior of adolescent (n = 15) and adult (n = 22) individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in comparison with adolescent (n = 22) and adult (n = 22) neurotypically developed controls. We conceptualized the Intuitive Moral Reasoning Test—in five moral dilemmas, participants had to choose between two alternative actions and assess their decision with respect to emotional valence, arousal, moral acceptability and permissibility from both the perspective of the acting person and then of the victim. Patients with ASD displayed a different decision and response behavior, particularly when the dilemmas were based on extreme life situations in combination with a social schema involving close social relationships.
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