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Empathising–systemising theory

The empathising–systemising (E–S) theory is a theory on the psychological basis of autism and male–female neurological differences originally put forward by clinical psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen. It classifies individuals based on abilities in empathic thinking (E) and systematic thinking (S). It attempts to explain the social and communication…

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measures of mechanical reasoning or 'intuitive physicsinstance ofand on the self-report version of the EQ and SQ in adults.Baron-Cohen and associates say that similar sex differences on average have been found using performance tests of empat…0.80text
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