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Understanding Strategic Information Use During Emotional Expression Judgments in Williams Syndrome

Ewing, L; Farran, EK; Karmiloff-Smith, A; Smith, ML; (2017) Understanding Strategic Information Use During Emotional Expression Judgments in Williams Syndrome. Developmental Neuropsychology , 42 (5) pp. 323-335. 10.1080/87565641.2017.1353995. Green open access

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Abstract

Detailed analysis of expression judgments in Williams syndrome reveals that successful emotion categorization need not reflect "classic" information processing strategies. These individuals draw upon a distinct set of featural details to identify happy and fearful faces that differ from those used by typically developing comparison groups: children and adults. The diagnostic visual information is also notably less interlinked in Williams syndrome, consistent with reports of diminished processing of configural information during face identity judgments. These results prompt reconsideration of typical models of face expertise by revealing that an age-appropriate profile of expression performance can be achieved via alternative routes.

Type: Article
Title: Understanding Strategic Information Use During Emotional Expression Judgments in Williams Syndrome
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1080/87565641.2017.1353995
Publisher version: http://doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2017.1353995
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscrip. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: face perception, emotional expressions, social motivation, reverse correlation, adults, Williams syndrome
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1574317
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