Why Did Baron-Cohen Et Al

question 18

Multiple Choice

Why did Baron-Cohen et al. ask participants to identify the gender of the eyes?

• A)To find out if there were any differences between the three groups of participants
• B)To be sure that a poor score on the Eyes Task was because of lack of ToM and not basic emotional recognition more generally
• C)To see if the participants could interpret the context
• D)To be sure that a poor score on the Eyes Task was because of lack of ToM and not face perception more generally
• E)To see if there was any gender differences in the task

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