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Social Interactions in Autism​

Cognitive Empathy, Egocentricity and Social Pain

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Authors:
  1. Helena Hartmann

    1. Institut für Psychologische Grundlagenforschung und Forschungsmethoden, Universität Wien, Wien, Austria

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Introduction and Theoretical Background

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    Pages 1-19

  3. Research Goal and Hypotheses

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    Pages 21-23

  4. Method

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    Pages 25-37

  5. Results

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    Pages 39-66

  6. Discussion

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  7. Back Matter

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About this book

Helena Hartmann examines the crucial concepts of cognitive empathy, emotional egocentricity and social pain of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). She thereby provides valuable insights into the investigation of social cognition of both the neurotypical as well as autistic population. Since past research has revealed that individuals with ASD often face problems regarding cognitive empathy, they might also exhibit more difficulties in correctly classifying and distinguishing feelings of themselves and other people. In order to verify this hypothesis, one group with and one without ASD underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging while playing Cyberball, a virtual ball-toss game known to create feelings of social inclusion or exclusion. These findings should not only expand former research but also contribute to a better understanding of the social and emotional impairments of this group.



Authors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Psychologische Grundlagenforschung und Forschungsmethoden, Universität Wien, Wien, Austria

    Helena Hartmann

About the author

Helena Hartmann is currently a PhD student at the Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Unit at the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Vienna.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Social Interactions in Autism​

  • Book Subtitle: Cognitive Empathy, Egocentricity and Social Pain

  • Authors: Helena Hartmann

  • Series Title: BestMasters

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-22013-6

  • Publisher: Springer Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-22012-9Published: 07 May 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-22013-6Published: 24 April 2018

  • Series ISSN: 2625-3577

  • Series E-ISSN: 2625-3615

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 100

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Clinical Psychology, Biological Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology

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