Table 2 Behavioural characteristics of participants.

From: Inflexible daily behaviour is associated with the ability to control an automatic reaction in autism spectrum disorder

 

ASD group

(n = 25)

mean ± SD

TD group

(n = 24)

mean ± SD

p-value

UG

0.43 ± 0.41

0.20 ± 0.40

0.002**

IAT

0.86 ± 0.28

0.67 ± 0.39

0.042*

DFlex

98.60 ± 13.89

76.00 ± 13.16

<0.001**

  1. Abbreviations: ASD = autism spectrum disorder; DFlex = Detail and Flexibility Questionnaire; IAT = implicit-association test; SD = standard deviation; TD = typical development; UG = ultimatum game (acceptance rate of unfair offers). p < 0.05*; p < 0.01**.
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