Rethinking Fast and Slow Processing in Autism.
Following the popularity of dual process models in social and cognitive psychology, there is major interest in the possibility that autism is associated with impaired "fast" intuitive thinking but enhanced "slow" or "rational" deliberative thinking. If correct, this has great potential to help under...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Psychopathology & Clinical Science Vol. 131; no. 4; pp. 392 - 407 |
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American Psychological Association
May2022
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