Correlations Between Dynamic Facial And Body Emotion Perception And Autistic Traits
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The study examined the correlation between autistic traits, perception of body emotion from dynamic point-light displays, and perception of dynamic facial expression in adults. A sample of 172 adults from Georgia completed an online survey. The results revealed a correlation between autistic traits and perception of facial anger emotion and in identifying anger and happiness of body emotions. The difficulty perceiving the emotion of anger is generalized in both modalities, facial and body movements. Our results indicate that the perception of emotions in faces and the perception of emotions in the movement are not the same factors concerning autistic traits and autistic traits are associated with difficulty perceiving negative emotions in healthy people.
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