A Friendly Article: The Qualitative Investigation of Anthropomorphism in Autistic and Nonautistic Adults | Zendy

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A Friendly Article: The Qualitative Investigation of Anthropomorphism in Autistic and Nonautistic Adults

Author(s) -

Orli Negri,

Rebekah C. White,

Anna Remington

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

autism in adulthood

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2573-959X

pISSN - 2573-9581

DOI - 10.1089/aut.2019.0027

Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology

Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human characteristics to nonhuman agents. This common tendency is thought to be driven by a heightened motivation for social connection and may therefore be expected to be reduced in autistic individuals given that this group has been claimed to demonstrate reduced social motivation in some settings. However, the subject of anthropomorphism in autism has not been studied extensively, and online forums, autobiographical accounts, and recent research on the topic suggest that, contrary to this expectation, anthropomorphism is commonly experienced by autistic individuals.

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