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ArticlePsychological science2023

Comprehensive Social Trait Judgments From Faces in Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Runnan Cao, Na Zhang, Hongbo Yu, Paula J Webster, Lynn K Paul, Xin Li, Chujun Lin, Shuo Wang

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Article in Psychological science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Runnan CaoDepartment of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis.
Na ZhangLane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University.ORCID 0000-0002-8845-5055
Hongbo YuDepartment of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara.ORCID 0000-0002-3384-7772
Paula J WebsterDepartment of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, West Virginia University.
Lynn K PaulDivision of the Humanities and Social Sciences, California Institute of Technology.
Xin LiLane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University.
Chujun LinDepartment of Psychology, University of California, San Diego.
Shuo WangDepartment of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis.ORCID 0000-0003-2562-0225
West Virginia University · USCalifornia Institute of Technology · USUniversity of California San Diego · USUniversity of California, Santa Barbara · US

Funding

Model-Based Investigation of Aberrant Neural Face Representation in AutismR01MH129426 · NIMH · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Shuo Wang · 2022 to 2026
$1.9M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH129426
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Processing social information from faces is difficult for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, it remains unclear whether individuals with ASD make high-level social trait judgments from faces in the same way as neurotypical individuals. Here, we comprehensively addressed this question using naturalistic face images and representatively sampled traits. Despite similar underlying dimensional structures across traits, online adult participants with self-reported ASD showed different judgments and reduced specificity within each trait compared with neurotypical individuals. Deep neural networks revealed that these group differences were driven by specific types of faces and differential utilization of features within a face. Our results were replicated in well-characterized in-lab participants and partially generalized to more controlled face images (a preregistered study). By investigating social trait judgments in a broader population, including individuals with neurodevelopmental variations, we found important theoretical implications for the fundamental dimensions, variations, and potential behavioral consequences of social cognition.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderFacial RecognitionAdultHumansJudgmentSociological Factorsautism spectrum disorderface perceptionfacial featureopen dataopen materialspreregisteredsocial trait judgment

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PMID37671893
PMCPMC10626626
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