The influence of children's self-report trait anxiety and depression on visual search for emotional faces

Article Abstract:

Research on target identification trials shows that higher anxiety levels in children produced faster search times in identifying angry-face symbols, but not neutral ones. Anxiety was also linked to searches for happy-face symbols in absent trials. Depression was found to have no effect on search times for any of the three face symbols. This study supports prior evidence between a child's anxiety levels and attention to threat.

Anxiety in children, Childhood anxiety, Threat (Psychology)

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Joint attention training for children with autism using behavior modification procedures

Article Abstract:

Research indicates that joint attention training is a successful method for caring for children with autism. Evaluation categories included responding to pointing, showing and gaze shifting of an adult, coordinated gaze shifting, and pointing for sharing rather than requesting.

Care and treatment, Methods, Behavior modification, Social interaction in children, Childhood social interaction, Behaviour modification

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Do children with autism perceive second-order relational features? The case of the Thatcher illusion

Article Abstract:

Two experiments that reveal whether children with autism were susceptible to the Thatcher illusion are presented. Comparison between children with autism and children with moderate (non-specific) mental retardation (MLD) on the buildings task is also mentioned.

Child psychology, Mental retardation

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