Predicting Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) from the Systemizing Quotient-Revised (SQ-R) and Empathy Quotient (EQ)
Brain ResearchPublished 14 February 2006
Sally Wheelwright, Simon Baron‐Cohen, Nigel Goldenfeld, Joe Delaney, Debra Fine, Richard J. Smith
Citations430
SJR quartileQ2
SJR score0.85
SNIP0.72
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AQ score was successfully predicted from EQ and SQ-R scores, and the weak but significant negative correlation may indicate a trade-off between them.
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Empathizing is largely but not completely independent of systemizing. The weak but significant negative correlation may indicate a trade-off between them. ASC involves impaired empathizing alongside intact or superior systemizing. Future work should investigate the biological basis of these dimensions, and the small trade-off between them.
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