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APPREHENDING ATTITUDES AND ACTIONS - SEPARABLE ABILITIES IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT

HOBSON, RP; (1995) APPREHENDING ATTITUDES AND ACTIONS - SEPARABLE ABILITIES IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT. DEV PSYCHOPATHOL , 7 (1) 171 - 182. 10.1017/S0954579400006404. Green open access

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Abstract

In this article, I explore whether there might be two separable components to person-perception and interpersonal engagement in infancy: the ability to apprehend other people's attitudes on the one hand, and the ability to perceive actions on the other. In support of this approach, I summarize some evidence from a recent study of autistic adolescents' judgments of attitudes and actions manifest in moving point-light displays of people. I highlight the far-reaching cognitive as well as social-developmental implications of early interpersonal-affective engagement. I conclude by speculating that certain abnormalities that would stem from autistic individuals' impaired ability to perceive and engage with people's attitudes may be somewhat mitigated by their relative ability to perceive the actions of others.

Type: Article
Title: APPREHENDING ATTITUDES AND ACTIONS - SEPARABLE ABILITIES IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579400006404
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579400006404
Language: English
Additional information: © 1995 Cambridge University Press
Keywords: FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, INFANTS RESPONSES, BIOLOGICAL MOTION, NEWBORN-INFANTS, IMITATION, DISCRIMINATION, PERCEPTION, GESTURES, KNOWLEDGE, ORIGINS
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Developmental Neurosciences Dept
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/67786
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