Department of Communication Disorders, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
Department of Communication Disorders, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
Res Dev Disabil. 2017 Dec;71:11-17. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2017.09.017. Epub 2017 Oct 5.
The bouba-kiki effect refers to the correspondence between arbitrary visual and auditory stimuli. Previous studies indicate ASD persons' reduced bouba-kiki effect compared to controls. This study examines the relation between ASD symptomology and performance on the bouba-kiki task. Twenty ASD participants and 20 matched controls were presented the bouba-kiki task. Autism-Quotient (AQ) scores and several cognitive measures were obtained for all participants. Results demonstrate that among all measures, only AQ scores were significantly correlated to the performance on the bouba-kiki task in the ASD group. Results thus support the existence of a relation between autism symptoms and performance on the bouba-kiki task, and are discussed in light of current theories.
鲍波-基基效应是指任意视觉和听觉刺激之间的对应关系。先前的研究表明，与对照组相比，自闭症患者的鲍波-基基效应降低。本研究考察了自闭症症状与鲍波-基基任务表现之间的关系。20 名自闭症患者和 20 名匹配的对照组被呈现鲍波-基基任务。对所有参与者进行了自闭症问卷（AQ）评分和几种认知测试。结果表明，在所有测量中，只有 AQ 评分与自闭症组的鲍波-基基任务表现显著相关。因此，结果支持自闭症症状与鲍波-基基任务表现之间存在关系，并根据当前理论进行了讨论。
