Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2011 May;41(5):667-78. doi: 10.1007/s10803-010-1087-7.
This study examined the relationship between Executive Function (EF) and Theory of Mind (ToM) using the Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS) and three tests of ToM (Reading the Mind in the Eyes test (RMET), Strange Stories test, and Faux Pas test). Separate regression analyses were conducted, and EF predictors varied by ToM test. No EF domains accounted for significant variance in RMET scores; only estimated IQ scores were significant predictors of RMET performance. Verbal fluency and deductive reasoning were significant predictors of performance on the Strange Stories test, while verbal fluency, problem solving, and gender accounted for a significant variance in the Faux Pas test. Results suggest that the ToM tests each utilized differing cognitive mechanisms.
本研究使用 Delis-Kaplan 执行功能系统 (D-KEFS) 和三种心理理论测试（眼动阅读测试 (RMET)、奇怪故事测试和失礼测试）来考察执行功能 (EF) 和心理理论 (ToM) 之间的关系。分别进行了回归分析，EF 的预测因子因 ToM 测试而异。没有 EF 领域可以解释 RMET 分数的显著差异；只有估计的智商分数是 RMET 表现的显著预测因子。言语流畅性和演绎推理是奇怪故事测试表现的显著预测因子，而言语流畅性、问题解决和性别则在失礼测试中占显著差异。结果表明，这些心理理论测试各自利用了不同的认知机制。
