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dc.contributor.authorBest, Catherineen_UK
dc.contributor.authorArora, Shrutien_UK
dc.contributor.authorPorter, Fionaen_UK
dc.contributor.authorDoherty, Martinen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-06T00:09:49Z-
dc.date.available2016-01-06T00:09:49Z-
dc.date.issued2015-12en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/22191-
dc.description.abstractThis research investigates the paradox of creativity in autism. That is, whether people with subclinical autistic traits have cognitive styles conducive to creativity or whether they are disadvantaged by the implied cognitive and behavioural rigidity of the autism phenotype. The relationship between divergent thinking (a cognitive component of creativity), perception of ambiguous figures, and self-reported autistic traits was evaluated in 312 individuals in a non-clinical sample. High levels of autistic traits were significantly associated with lower fluency scores on the divergent thinking tasks. However autistic traits were associated with high numbers of unusual responses on the divergent thinking tasks. Generation of novel ideas is a prerequisite for creative problem solving and may be an adaptive advantage associated with autistic traits.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherSpringeren_UK
dc.relationBest C, Arora S, Porter F & Doherty M (2015) The Relationship Between Subthreshold Autistic Traits, Ambiguous Figure Perception and Divergent Thinking. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45 (12), pp. 4064-4073. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-015-2518-2en_UK
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dc.rights.urihttp://www.rioxx.net/licenses/under-embargo-all-rights-reserveden_UK
dc.subjectAutismen_UK
dc.subjectAmbiguous figuresen_UK
dc.subjectCreativityen_UK
dc.subjectAutistic traitsen_UK
dc.subjectDivergent thinkingen_UK
dc.titleThe Relationship Between Subthreshold Autistic Traits, Ambiguous Figure Perception and Divergent Thinkingen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.rights.embargodate2999-12-15en_UK
dc.rights.embargoreason[Best et al_J Autism Dev Disord_2015.pdf] The publisher does not allow this work to be made publicly available in this Repository therefore there is an embargo on the full text of the work.en_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10803-015-2518-2en_UK
dc.identifier.pmid26272675en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleJournal of Autism and Developmental Disordersen_UK
dc.citation.issn1573-3432en_UK
dc.citation.issn0162-3257en_UK
dc.citation.volume45en_UK
dc.citation.issue12en_UK
dc.citation.spage4064en_UK
dc.citation.epage4073en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.author.emailcatherine.best2@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.citation.date14/08/2015en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationHealth Sciences Stirlingen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Stirlingen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Stirlingen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of East Angliaen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000365417100030en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-84939234004en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid591263en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-3652-2498en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2015-08-14en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2015-09-01en_UK
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local.rioxx.authorBest, Catherine|0000-0002-3652-2498en_UK
local.rioxx.authorArora, Shruti|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorPorter, Fiona|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorDoherty, Martin|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectInternal Project|University of Stirling|https://isni.org/isni/0000000122484331en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2999-12-15en_UK
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