Hetzroni Orit, Oren Boaz
Special Education, Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel.
Res Dev Disabil. 2002 Nov-Dec;23(6):369-78. doi: 10.1016/s0891-4222(02)00139-7.
This study was designed to investigate the abilities of individuals with mental retardation to recognize and match emotional facial expressions from a series of photographs depicting various facial expressions. There were four groups of participants according to their place of residence (community or institution) and their intelligence level (mild or moderate). Each individual participated in two tasks: (1) recognizing a facial expression from an array of three pictures presented, and (2) matching a facial expression from one picture with a picture depicting a similar emotion from an array of three pictures. All information was presented to the participants in the native language, Hebrew. The six facial expressions used for the study included happiness, sadness, fear, anger, surprise, and disgust. The ability to recognize and match facial expressions was significantly higher for individuals with mild than moderate mental retardation. There was no significant difference for place of residence. Happiness was the easiest feeling to recognize and match for all groups. Fear and anger were the most difficult to recognize, while sadness and anger were most difficult to match.
本研究旨在调查智力迟钝个体识别和匹配一系列描绘各种面部表情照片中情感面部表情的能力。根据居住地点（社区或机构）和智力水平（轻度或中度），将参与者分为四组。每个个体参与两项任务：（1）从呈现的三张图片阵列中识别面部表情，以及（2）将一张图片中的面部表情与三张图片阵列中描绘相似情感的图片进行匹配。所有信息均以参与者的母语希伯来语呈现给他们。本研究使用的六种面部表情包括快乐、悲伤、恐惧、愤怒、惊讶和厌恶。轻度智力迟钝个体识别和匹配面部表情的能力明显高于中度智力迟钝个体。居住地点没有显著差异。快乐是所有组中最容易识别和匹配的情绪。恐惧和愤怒最难识别，而悲伤和愤怒最难匹配。
