Experimental Tasks

Cyberball


We have utilized a software called cyberball to induce social exclusion and social inclusion. This method was originally developed by Williams, Cheung, & Choi (2000).

Click here to play a demo of cyberball online. This flash version of cyberball was programmed by Charisse L'Pree Corsbie-Massay (http://www.charisselpree.com/). If you would like to use the flash version of cyberball for research purposes please visit this website (click here).

Relevant publications on social exclusion from our group:

‎Sebastian, C, Blakemore, S-J, Charman, T. Reactions to ostracism in adolescents with autism spectrum conditions. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 39(8), 1122-1130 (2009)

‎Sebastian C, Viding E, Williams K, Blakemore S-J. Social brain development and the affective consequences of ostracism in adolescence. Brain and Cognition 72(1):134-45 (2010)‎

‎Hillebrandt, H., Sebastian, C., Blakemore, S-J. Experimentally induced social inclusion influences behavior on trust games. In press in Cognitive Neuroscience ‎

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‎Sebastian, C.L., Tan, G.C.Y, Roiser, J.P., Viding, E, Dumontheil, I, Blakemore, S-J. Developmental influences on the neural bases of responses to social rejection: implications of social neuroscience for education. In press in Neuroimage (2010). PMID: 20923708.  ‎