Back to Actual Behavior - A Modest Proposal on the Example of Exploratory Behavior in Children on the Autism Spectrum.

Autism Spectrum Children Ethology Exploratory Behavior Theory of Integrative Levels

Journal

Integrative psychological & behavioral science

ISSN: 1936-3567

Titre abrégé: Integr Psychol Behav Sci

Pays: United States

ID NLM: 101319534

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Date de publication:
18 Jul 2023

Historique:

accepted: 22 03 2023

medline: 18 7 2023

pubmed: 18 7 2023

entrez: 18 7 2023

Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Autism spectrum is characterized by difficulties in social communication and interactions and limited, restricted patterns of behavior, interests, and activity. It is diagnosed and described on the basis of behavioral characteristics. Therefore, behavior research plays a critical role in better understanding the functioning of this group of children. Studies on their interests and curiosity take mainly the form of experiments on visual and object exploration. We argue that important aspects of behavior might be neglected within these studies and propose to refine the approach by incorporating the achievements of classic ethology, contemporary measurement and analytical tools, and the theory of integrative levels. We conclude with an outline of the proposed approach in a short list of major methodological postulates.

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DOI: 10.1007/s12124-023-09763-2 PMID: 37462860

pubmed: 37462860

doi: 10.1007/s12124-023-09763-2

pii: 10.1007/s12124-023-09763-2

doi:

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Journal Article

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eng

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Organisme : Narodowe Centrum Nauki

ID : UMO-2014/15/B/HS6/03750

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