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Self-referential memory in autism spectrum disorder and typical development: Exploring the ownership effect

Grisdale, Emma; Lind, Sophie E.; Eacott, Madeline J.; Williams, David M.

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Authors

Emma Grisdale

Sophie E. Lind

Madeline J. Eacott

David M. Williams



Abstract

Owned objects occupy a privileged cognitive processing status and are viewed almost as extensions of the self. It has been demonstrated that items over which a sense of ownership is felt will be better remembered than other items (an example of the “self-reference effect”). As autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterised by an a typical self-concept, people with ASD may not demonstrate this “ownership effect”. Two experiments were conducted which replicate and extend Cunningham, Turk, MacDonald, and Macrae (2008). In Experiment 1, neurotypical adults completed a card sorting task and cards belonging to the ‘self’ were better remembered than cards belonging to another person. In Experiment 2, adults with ASD recalled self- and other owned items equally well. These results shed light both on the relation between sense of self and the ownership effect, and the nature of the self-concept in ASD.

Citation

Grisdale, E., Lind, S. E., Eacott, M. J., & Williams, D. M. (2014). Self-referential memory in autism spectrum disorder and typical development: Exploring the ownership effect. Consciousness and Cognition, 30, 133-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2014.08.023

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Aug 31, 2014
Online Publication Date Oct 3, 2014
Publication Date Nov 1, 2014
Deposit Date Feb 3, 2016
Publicly Available Date Apr 3, 2016
Journal Consciousness and Cognition
Print ISSN 1053-8100
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 30
Pages 133-141
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2014.08.023
Keywords Autism spectrum disorder, Recognition memory, Ownership, Self-reference effect, Self-awareness.

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