Table 3.
Means and standard deviations of self-report and behavioral measures for all studies
| Study 1 | Study 2 | Study 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| Toronto Empathy Questionnaire | 44.54 | 7.70 | 47.27 | 7.48 | 46.95 | 7.47 |
| Interpersonal Responsivity Index | ||||||
| Empathic Concern | 3.81 | 0.63 | 3.89 | 0.70 | ||
| Personal Distress | 2.62 | 0.77 | 2.65 | 0.67 | ||
| Perspective Taking | 3.48 | 0.71 | 3.45 | 0.69 | ||
| Fantasy | 3.49 | 0.82 | 3.69 | 0.87 | ||
| Autism Quotient | 18.28 | 5.24 | 17.94 | 4.42 | ||
| Reading the Mind in the Eyes Task | 27.24 | 3.20 | ||||
| Interpersonal Perception Task | 9.81 | 1.72 | ||||
| Empathy Quotient | 40.69 | 10.36 | ||||
All means and standard deviations are within the normal ranges of healthy adults previously reported (c.f. Davis, 1980; Baron-Cohen, Wheelwright, Hill et al., 2001; Baron-Cohen, Wheelwright, Skinner et al., 2001; Costanzo & Archer, 1994; Baron-Cohen and Wheelwright, 2004). IRI subscale means are reported as the mean Likert (1-5) score.