Perhaps it is a conscious or unconscious high-functioning autism filter? People with autism may not understand what the interviewer wants them to say so they gi

Perhaps it is a conscious or unconscious high-functioning autism filter? People with autism may not understand what the interviewer wants them to say so they give a truthful answer rather than one the interviewer wants them to produce. Personally, I don't believe "excitement" is correlated with job performance at all. The job is supposed to last 40 h/week for several years. No one can maintain an "excited" state for that long.