Research Questions ¶

• Children with ASD seem more rational in some tasks than the Typical developing controls (Rozenkrantz et al., 2021). Is it possible that ASD is also more rational in the “matching-maximize” task (Fantino & Esfandiari, 2002, West & Stanovich, 2003)?
• Whether Children with ASD can simultaneously represent the two mutually exclusive possibilities (Redshaw & Suddendorf, 2016)?
• !!!!NOTE!!!!: What is the relation between the two tasks ?

References ¶

Fantino, E., & Esfandiari, A. (2002). Probability matching: Encouraging optimal responding in humans. Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology, 56(1), 58-63. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0087385
Redshaw, J., & Suddendorf, T. (2016). Children’s and apes’ preparatory responses to two mutually exclusive possibilities. Current Biology, 26(13), 1758-1762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2016.04.062
Rozenkrantz, L., D’Mello, A. M., & Gabrieli, J. D. E. (2021). Enhanced rationality in autism spectrum disorder. Trends in Cognitive Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2021.05.004
West, R. F., & Stanovich, K. E. (2003). Is probability matching smart? Associations between probabilistic choices and cognitive ability. Memory & Cognition, 31(2), 243-251. https://doi.org/10.3758/bf03194383