Dear face people,
I'm emailing because we have developed some new facial expression recognition tests that are suitable for measuring individual differences (i.e., valid, reliable, wide range of scores and no ceiling or floor effects). One test measures expression perception (an odd-man-out matching task in which participants select which one of three faces displays a different expression) and the other one additionally requires explicit identification of the emotion (a labelling task in which participants select one of six verbal labels).
The PLoS One paper that describes the development of the tests and associated supplementary material can be downloaded from: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0068126
Please feel free to email me if you'd like the tests or further information.
Best wishes,
Romina
Citation: Palermo R, O’Connor KB, Davis JM, Irons J, McKone E (2013) New Tests to Measure Individual Differences in Matching and Labelling Facial Expressions of Emotion, and Their Association with Ability to Recognise Vocal Emotions and Facial Identity. PLoS ONE 8(6): e68126. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0068126
Abstract:
Although good tests are available for diagnosing clinical impairments in face expression processing, there is a lack of strong tests for assessing “individual differences” – that is, differences in ability between individuals within the typical, nonclinical, range. Here, we develop two new tests, one for expression perception (an odd-man-out matching task in which participants select which one of three faces displays a different expression) and one additionally requiring explicit identification of the emotion (a labelling task in which participants select one of six verbal labels). We demonstrate validity (careful check of individual items, large inversion effects, independence from nonverbal IQ, convergent validity with a previous labelling task), reliability (Cronbach’s alphas of.77 and.76 respectively), and wide individual differences across the typical population. We then demonstrate the usefulness of the tests by addressing theoretical questions regarding the structure of face processing, specifically the extent to which the following processes are common or distinct: (a) perceptual matching and explicit labelling of expression (modest correlation between matching and labelling supported partial independence); (b) judgement of expressions from faces and voices (results argued labelling tasks tap into a multi-modal system, while matching tasks tap distinct perceptual processes); and (c) expression and identity processing (results argued for a common first step of perceptual processing for expression and identity).
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Romina Palermo, PhD
Associate Professor, School of Psychology, University of Western Australia
| ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders
https://sites.google.com/site/drrominapalermo/
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Dear All,
There is currently a PhD scholarship (AUD$30,000 per annum for 3.5 years)
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Many thanks,
Megan
*Project Title: *The Development and Decline of Social Cognition and
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childhood and decline in older adulthood. The project will employ a range
of methodologies, including skin conductance responses (SCR), facial
electromyography (EMG) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).
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or go to
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*Dr Megan Willis*
*Lecturer | School of Psychology*
*Australian Catholic University*
C1.40 Edward Clancy Building
Mount St Mary Campus
25a Barker Road / Locked Bag 2002
Strathfield NSW 2135
*T:* +61 2 9701 4501 *F:* +61 2 9746 3059 *W: *www.acu.edu.au
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Dear All,
I'm looking for a software with which I can register facial movements
shown in a short video (approx. 30 seconds), and morph these movements
on an other face (preferably composite). The point is that I'd like to
test subjects ratings of individual dynamic features (i.e., the
attractiveness of expressions during talk), without being influenced
by facial attractiveness.
My guess is that this software is something that uses Active
Appearence Model. Has anyone heard about such a tool?
thanks a lot
Ferenc Kocsor, MSc
research assistant
Institute of Psychology
University of Pécs, Hungary
www.evolutionpsychology.com
