Who proposed the theory of weak central coherance in 1989?
Frith
Perner
Baron-Cohen
If someone is good at drawing in exact detail do they have weak or strong cc?
weak
strong
Are autistics better at drawing impossible figures?
Why are autistics faster at visual search tasks?
they see the objects as individual figures
they take into account the whole picture at once
they don't, they are actually slower
what does the weak cc theory explain that the ToM can't?
islets of ability
communication impairments
social impairments
repetitive and stereotypical behaviour
How does cc theory complement the ToM explanation?
The better your theory of mind the stronger your central coherance
The better your theory of mind the weaker your central coherance
The weaker your theory of mind the weaker your central coherance
How does the cc theory compliment the biological explanation?
fathers have weak cc- so links to genetics
mothers have weak cc- so links to genetics
fathers have strong cc- so links to genetics
