Figure 1
From: Unconscious avoidance of eye contact in autism spectrum disorder
(A) Mean proportions of subjective confidence ratings. There was no difference in the number of subjectively unaware (‘highly unsure’) trials, that is, the number of trials used in the analyses between the two groups (t(32) = −0.72, p = 0.48). (B) The 2AFC task performances neither statistically differed between the two groups nor were they significantly different from chance level of 50% (dotted line), further indicating participants’ unawareness of the stimuli. (C) Statistically significant difference between the saccadic preference indices for the TD and ASD groups (t(18.83) = 2.68, p = 0.015). While the TD group showed a saccadic significant preference to the face with direct gaze, a negative preference index in the ASD group indicated an unconscious avoidance of the face with direct gaze. Error bars indicate within-subject SEM.
