WHO DO WE NEED: We are looking for adult individuals with autism spectrum conditions to take part in our new study.
PROCEDURE: The study consists of two experiments:
Experiment 1: Measuring eye movements: You will first be asked to complete a couple of questionnaires. Then, the eye-tracking portion of the experiment will begin, which will be split into two parts. In part one you will be simply required to view pairs of visual stimuli on a screen (e.g. landscapes, people) whilst your eye movements are recorded. In part two, you will be required to compare stimuli and make simple judgements about them. The total length of this experiment will be ~ 75 minutes.
Purpose: We are interested in how different cognitive and pitch processing styles impact how people perceive and produce music, language, and emotions.
Procedure: Participants will complete several tasks including emotion recognition tasks, speech and song perception and imitation tasks, cognitive tasks, and music listening tasks. Each task lasts about 1 hour.
Who can participate?
- Native English speakers aged 7-60
- with a diagnosis of High-Functioning Autism/Asperger’s Syndrome
- OR without a diagnosis and sings well or out of tune
- with no known visual, hearing or speaking difficulty
- with no known psychiatric or neurological conditions
Compensation: You will be paid £7.50 per hour and your travel expenses will be reimbursed.
If you fulfill our requirements and are interested in participating in our research, please sign up at https://reading.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/registration-form or contact us at caasd.reading@gmail.com. You can also visit our lab at https://sites.google.com/site/caasdproject/home.
This study is conducted by Dr. Fang Liu, Dr. Caitlin Dawson, and Florence Leung in the School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences at the University of Reading. It has been reviewed by the University Research Ethics Committee and has been given a favourable ethical opinion for conduct.