Fuller Graduate School of Psychology, Travis Research Institute, Pasadena, CA 91101, USA.
International Research Consortium for the Corpus Callosum and Cerebral Connectivity (IRC5), Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA.
Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2021 Oct 13;36(7):1367-1373. doi: 10.1093/arclin/acab003.
Anecdotal reports regarding high-functioning adults with agenesis of the corpus callosum (AgCC) suggest that they often lack psychosocial insight. We attempted to determine whether adults with AgCC are able to correctly identify appropriate behaviors within social contexts using the Social Norms Questionnaire.
The Social Norms Questionnaire measures knowledge of norms and judgments of what is appropriate to do in particular contexts. It was administered online to individuals with AgCC and control participants.
Individuals with AgCC scored significantly lower in understanding social norms than controls, tending to over-adhere to social norms significantly more than controls. There was no significant difference regarding breaking of social norms.
Results suggest that adults with AgCC have deficient judgment regarding the nuances of appropriate behaviors in social contexts. They adhere to social norms concretely, lacking the ability to integrate context in social scenarios to make appropriately nuanced judgments.
关于胼胝体发育不全(AgCC)的高功能成人的一些轶事报道表明,他们通常缺乏社会心理洞察力。我们试图使用社会规范问卷来确定胼胝体发育不全的成年人是否能够正确识别社会情境中的适当行为。
社会规范问卷用于测量规范知识和对特定情境下适当行为的判断。它通过网络向胼胝体发育不全患者和对照组参与者进行了测试。
与对照组相比,胼胝体发育不全患者在理解社会规范方面的得分明显较低,他们明显更倾向于过度遵守社会规范。在违反社会规范方面没有显著差异。
结果表明,胼胝体发育不全的成年人在社会情境中适当行为的细微差别方面存在判断缺陷。他们具体地遵守社会规范,缺乏在社交场景中整合情境以做出适当细微判断的能力。