| Abstract: | Correction Notice: An erratum for this article was reported in Vol 110(2) of Journal of Abnormal Psychology (see record 2007-17065-001). On page 665, Figure 1, the figure caption incorrectly reads, "Serial position effects for the Asperger and control groups of participants. Gray boxes = Asperger; black boxes = controls." The correct Figure 1 caption appears in the correction.] As persons on the autistic spectrum are known not to use semantic features of word lists to aid recall, they might show diminished susceptibility to illusory memories that typically occur with lists of associated items. Alternatively, since such individuals also have poor source monitoring, they might show greater susceptibility. The authors found that adults with Asperger's syndrome (n?=?10) recalled similar proportions of a nonpresented strong associate of the study list items, compared with controls (n?=?15). In Exp 2, rates of true and false recognition of study list associates did not differ significantly between Asperger (n?=?10) and control (n?=?10) participants. Moreover, the Asperger participants made fewer remember and more know judgments than controls for veridical but not for false recognitions. Thus, deficits found in some aspects of memory in people with Asperger's syndrome do not affect their susceptibility to memory illusions. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
