scholarly journals Perspective Taking Abilities among Persons with Autism: A Preliminary Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Bernadette Rogé ◽  
Etienne Mullet
Keyword(s):  
Asperger Syndrome ◽  
Perspective Taking ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Personality Factor ◽  
Judgment Process ◽  
Preliminary Study

This preliminary study examined persons with autism’s perspective taking abilities. Participants were 28 persons with autism and 27 controls. Among the persons with autism, 15 presented the Asperger Syndrome that was described in the DSM4. Scenarios in which persons were about to buy a piece of clothing were presented to participants who assessed the extent to which these persons were going to buy it as a function of suitability and price (situational factors), and what is known about their purchasing habits (the personality factor). In the same way as controls, participants with autism were able to integrate personality information into their judgments. However, only participants presenting the Asperger Syndrome described in the DSM4 were, in the same way as controls, able to vary, as a function of personality information, the importance given to situational factors during the judgment process.

Finger Prints and Personality Scores

1982 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 1021-1022
Author(s):  
Dagmar Schaefer ◽  
M. A. Persinger
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Personality Factor ◽  
Personality Test ◽  
Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire ◽  
Finger Print ◽  
Sixteen Personality Factor ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Personality Factor Questionnaire ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Left Middle

200 university students were tested to determine whether or not different types of finger prints were associated with personality test data. Comparisons were made between the three main finger-print types: loop, whorl and arch, on each of the 10 digits for each scale on the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16 PF). Subjects with arches on their left index fingers or left middle fingers scored significantly higher on the Neuroticism factor (forthright versus shrewd) than people who had whorls on these fingers. However, no obvious large or simple relationships were found in this preliminary study between the 16 PF scores and finger-print types.

Investigation of Mentalizing and Visuospatial Perspective Taking for Self and Other in Asperger Syndrome

2009 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 290-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole David ◽  
Carolin Aumann ◽  
Bettina H. Bewernick ◽  
Natacha S. Santos ◽  
Fritz-G. Lehnhardt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Asperger Syndrome ◽  
Perspective Taking ◽  
Self And Other

Consumer skepticism and online reviews: An Elaboration Likelihood Model perspective

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Sher ◽  
Sheng-Hsien Lee
Keyword(s):  
Online Reviews ◽  
Elaboration Likelihood Model ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Personality Factor ◽  
Elaboration Likelihood ◽  
Consumer Skepticism ◽  
Online Consumers ◽  
Likelihood Model ◽  
Types Of Information

Online consumers vary in their tendency to believe or disbelieve online reviews. Based on an Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM; Petty & Cacioppo, 1981, 1986), the present study tested the effects of consumer skepticism on online consumers. A total of 278 undergraduates expressed their attitudes about a product in an online experiment. Two findings emerged from the results. First, highly skeptical consumers tend to base their attitudes on intrinsic beliefs instead of situational factors; that is, they are biased against certain types of information and indifferent to the message quality. Second, consumers with low skepticism tend to adopt the peripheral route in forming attitude; that is, they are more persuaded by review quantity. These findings contribute to the ELM research literature by considering a potentially important personality factor in the ELM framework. Managerial implications are suggested.

scholarly journals Cattell’s Personality Factor Questionnaire (CPFQ): Development and Preliminary Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (57) ◽  
pp. 29-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo Primi ◽  
Carla Fernanda Ferreira-Rodrigues ◽  
Lucas de Francisco Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Personality Assessment ◽  
Structural Organization ◽  
Categorical Variables ◽  
Personality Factor ◽  
General Terms ◽  
Personality Factor Questionnaire ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Main Factors

This study was aimed at: (a) developing an instrument for personality assessment according to Cattell’s model, in which the 16PF is based on; and (b) carrying out an empirical analysis of the internal structure of the instrument. Three hundred and forty seven people, mostly female (67.4%), attending higher education (62.5%) and aged between 16 and 66 (M = 25.69;SD = 8.90) participated in the study. One hundred and twenty items were created and an exploratory factor analysis of the main factors was carried out. Then, a parallel analysis, an exploratory full information factor analysis with categorical variables and an internal consistency analysis were performed. The results suggest that the instrument is composed of 12 factors of reasonable internal consistency rates. The model developed by Cattell helped to understand the structural organization found for the instrument, since there is coherency, especially in relation to more general terms (global factors).

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