No Differences in Emotion Recognition Strategies in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder : Evidence from Hybrid Faces
Joint Authors
Evers, Kris
Steyaert, Jean
Noens, Ilse
Kerkhof, Inneke
Wagemans, Johan
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-01-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Emotion recognition problems are frequently reported in individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
However, this research area is characterized by inconsistent findings, with atypical emotion processing strategies possibly contributing to existing contradictions.
In addition, an attenuated saliency of the eyes region is often demonstrated in ASD during face identity processing.
We wanted to compare reliance on mouth versus eyes information in children with and without ASD, using hybrid facial expressions.
A group of six-to-eight-year-old boys with ASD and an age- and intelligence-matched typically developing (TD) group without intellectual disability performed an emotion labelling task with hybrid facial expressions.
Five static expressions were used: one neutral expression and four emotional expressions, namely, anger, fear, happiness, and sadness.
Hybrid faces were created, consisting of an emotional face half (upper or lower face region) with the other face half showing a neutral expression.
Results showed no emotion recognition problem in ASD.
Moreover, we provided evidence for the existence of top- and bottom-emotions in children: correct identification of expressions mainly depends on information in the eyes (so-called top-emotions: happiness) or in the mouth region (so-called bottom-emotions: sadness, anger, and fear).
No stronger reliance on mouth information was found in children with ASD.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Evers, Kris& Kerkhof, Inneke& Steyaert, Jean& Noens, Ilse& Wagemans, Johan. 2014. No Differences in Emotion Recognition Strategies in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder : Evidence from Hybrid Faces. Autism Research and Treatment،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-464508
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Evers, Kris…[et al.]. No Differences in Emotion Recognition Strategies in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder : Evidence from Hybrid Faces. Autism Research and Treatment No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-464508
American Medical Association (AMA)
Evers, Kris& Kerkhof, Inneke& Steyaert, Jean& Noens, Ilse& Wagemans, Johan. No Differences in Emotion Recognition Strategies in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder : Evidence from Hybrid Faces. Autism Research and Treatment. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-464508
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-464508