Emotional Decoding in Facial Expression, Scripts and Videos: A Comparison between Normal, Autistic and Asperger Children

Autor/inn/en	Balconi, Michela; Amenta, Simona; Ferrari, Chiara
Titel	Emotional Decoding in Facial Expression, Scripts and Videos: A Comparison between Normal, Autistic and Asperger Children
Quelle	In: Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 6 (2012) 1, S.193-203 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1750-9467
DOI	10.1016/j.rasd.2011.04.005
Schlagwörter	Video Technology; Scripts; Nonverbal Communication; Semantics; Autism; Asperger Syndrome; Pathology; Psychological Patterns; Comparative Analysis; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Emotional Response; Concept Formation; Visual Stimuli; Visual Perception + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Skript; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Semantik; Autismus; Asperger-Syndrom; Pathologie; Emotionales Verhalten; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Visuelle Wahrnehmung
Abstract	ASD subjects are described as showing particular difficulty in decoding emotional patterns. This paper explored linguistic and conceptual skills in response to emotional stimuli presented as emotional faces, scripts (pictures) and interactive situations (videos). Participants with autism, Asperger syndrome and control participants were shown facial, pictorial and video representation of six basic emotions (happiness, anger, fear, sadness, surprise, disgust). They were asked to identify the emotion and to individuate possible causes of the emotional state. A semantic analysis was applied to verbal reports, focusing on labeling and conceptualization. Log-linear analyses showed different representations across the participants as a function of emotion, pathology and presentation modality. Autistic participants were able to correctly decode primary emotions while showing difficulties with surprise. In contrast, Asperger participants performance was more similar to control subjects'. Finally, when situational correlates were provided, it was evident a "facilitation effect" for the representation of emotions. (Contains 9 figures and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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