Intergroup bias in punishing behaviors of adults with autism spectrum disorder.

ABSTRACT: Groups are essential elements of society, and humans, by nature, commonly manifest intergroup bias (i.e., behave more positively toward an ingroup member than toward an outgroup member). Despite the growing evidence of various types of altered decision-making in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), their behavior under the situation involving group membership remains largely unexplored. By modifying a third-party punishment paradigm, we investigated intergroup bias in individuals with ASD and typical development (TD). In our experiment, participants who were considered as the third party observed a dictator game wherein proposers could decide how to distribute a provided amount of money while receivers could only accept unconditionally. Participants were confronted with two dif

SUBMITTER: Qian C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9437315 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature