Episodic memory retrieval for story characters in high-functioning autism.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The objective of this study was to examine differences in episodic memory retrieval between individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and typically developing (TD) individuals. Previous studies have shown that personality similarities between readers and characters facilitated reading comprehension. Highly extraverted participants read stories featuring extraverted protagonists more easily and judged the outcomes of such stories more rapidly than did less extraverted participants. Similarly, highly neurotic participants judged the outcomes of stories with neurotic protagonists more rapidly than did participants with low levels of neuroticism. However, the impact of the similarity effect on memory retrieval remains unclear. This study tested our 'similarity hypothes

SUBMITTER: Komeda H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3695882 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature