Compensatory strategy for autistic observers' face recognition

• Project/Area Number: 26381000
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Experimental psychology
• Research Institution: Ritsumeikan University (2016-2017); Aichi Shukutoku University (2014-2015)
• Principal Investigator: Nagai Masayoshi 立命館大学, 総合心理学部, 教授 (00415720)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 西崎 友規子 京都工芸繊維大学, グローバルエクセレンス, 講師 (60705945) ; 金谷 英俊 愛知淑徳大学, 人間情報学部, 助教 (20513039)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
• Keywords: 顔認知 / 自閉性傾向 / 社会的特性 / 高自閉傾向者 / 社会的情報処理 / 自閉症 / 顔認知ストラテジー / 顔への選好 / classification image / Classification image

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The current study investigate whether individual differences in autistic-like traits and sympathy affects cognitive processing. One of experiments showed that low autistic-like individuals produced different mere exposure effect for face and objects, but high individuals did not show it probably because low ones could not effectively discriminate two types of stimuli. Additionally, individual difference in sympathy influenced the effects of postures on driving behaviors.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Positive mood enhances divergent thinking but not convergent thinking (2015)
  • Author(s): Yamada, Y. & Nagai, M.
  • Journal Title: Japanese Psychological Research Volume: 57 Issue: 4 Pages: 281-287
  • DOI: 10.1111/jpr.12093
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] 交差点右折時の同調的不安全行動とドライバ個人特性： 認知機能および性格特性から (2015)
  • Author(s): 永井聖剛，西崎友規子，佐藤稔久，河原純一郎，平松真知子，寸田剛司
  • Journal Title: 認知科学 Volume: 22 Pages: 194-202
  • NAID: 130005099424
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Presentation] Seeing strong men picture boost handgrip force: Compatibility between stimulus potential power and manual force production (2017)
  • Author(s): Masayoshi Nagai, Yohei Yamada, Hidetoshi Kanaya, Naoaki Kawakami, & Yukiko Nishizaki
  • Organizer: Society for applied research in memory and cognition
  • Place of Presentation: Sydney, Australia
  • Year and Date: 2017-01-04
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 姿勢の乱れは運転の乱れ - シートポジションと向社会的行動の関係 - (2017)
  • Author(s): 谷郷力丸, 永井聖剛, 西崎友規子
  • Organizer: 日本認知心理学会第15回大会
• [Presentation] 刺激画像が示唆するパワーと発揮握力との関係 (2016)
  • Author(s): 永井聖剛・山田陽平・金谷英俊・川上直秋・西崎友規子
  • Organizer: 日本認知科学会
  • Place of Presentation: 北海道大学（北海道）
  • Year and Date: 2016-09-17
• [Presentation] Stronger handgrip force with larger visual stimulus: Compatibility between perceptual size and power production (2016)
  • Author(s): Masayoshi Nagai, Yohei Yamada, Hidetoshi Kanaya, Naoaki Kawakami, & Yukiko Nishizaki
  • Organizer: 31st International Congress of Psychology
  • Place of Presentation: パシフィコ横浜（神奈川県）
  • Year and Date: 2016-07-27
  • Int'l Joint Research