@article{d7d4257f01e64e57a777935940e228e2,
title = "The effect of autism on information sampling during decision-making: An eye-tracking study",
abstract = "Recent research has highlighted a tendency for more rational and deliberative decision-making in individuals with autism. We tested this hypothesis by using eye-tracking to investigate the information processing strategies that underpin multiattribute choice in a sample of adults diagnosed with autism spectrum condition. We found that, as the number of attributes defining each option increased, autistic decision-makers were speedier, examined less of the available information, and spent a greater proportion of their time examining the option they eventually chose. Rather than indicating a more deliberative style, our results are consistent with a tendency for individuals with autism to narrow down the decision-space more quickly than does the neurotypical population.",
keywords = "Autism, Decision-making, Deliberation, Eye-tracking, Rational choice",
author = "George Farmer and Smith, {Paula L.} and Simon Baron-Cohen and Skylark, {William J.}",
note = "Funding Information: ∗Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge & Division of Neuroscience & Experimental Psychology, University of Manchester, Email: george [dot] farmer [at] manchester.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2882-0310 †Autism Research Centre, University of Cambridge ‡Autism Research Centre, University of Cambridge, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9217-2544 §Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3375-2669 This research was funded by a Wellcome Trust (grant RG76641) and Isaac Newton Trust grant (Grant RG70368). GF was also supported by a Wellcome ISSF award (204796/Z/16/Z). PS was supported by the Autism Research Trust and the Wellcome Trust. SBC received funding from the Wellcome Trust 214322/Z/18/Z. In addition, SBC received funding from Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking (JU) under grant agreement No 777394. The JU receives support from the European Union{\textquoteright}s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and EFPIA and AUTISM SPEAKS, Autistica, SFARI. SBC also received funding from the Autism Research Trust, SFARI, the Templeton World Charitable Fund, SFARI, and the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre. The research was supported by the (U.K.) National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care East of England at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, NIHR or Department of Health and Social Care. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 The authors .",
year = "2021",
month = may,
day = "1",
doi = "10.17863/CAM.70980",
language = "English",
volume = "16",
pages = "614--637",
journal = "Judgment and Decision Making",
issn = "1930-2975",
publisher = "Society for Judgement and Decision Making",
number = "3",
}