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The ability of four-year-old children to recognize basic emotions represented by graphic symbols
Dissertation (MA (Augumentative and Alternative Communication))--University of Pretoria, 2008.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/29503 The ability of four-year-old children to recognize basic emotions represented by graphic symbols Alant, Erna naomi.visser@gmail.com Visser, Naomi Aletta Emotion recognition Emotions Facial features Facial expressions Happy Graphic symbols Angry. Sad Afraid Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) UCTD Dissertation (MA (Augumentative and Alternative Communication))--University of Pretoria, 2008. Emotions are an essential part of development. There is evidence that young children understand and express emotions through facial expressions. Correct identification and recognition of facial expressions is important to facilitate communication and social interaction. Emotions are represented in a wide variety of symbol sets and systems in Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) to enable a person with little or no functional speech to express emotion. These symbols consist of a facial expression with facial features to distinguish between emotions. In spite of the importance of expressing and understanding emotions to facilitate communication, there is limited research on young children’s ability to recognize emotions represented by graphic symbols. The purpose of this study was to investigate the ability of typically developing fouryearold children to recognize basic emotions as represented by graphic symbols. In order to determine their ability to recognize emotions on graphic symbols, their ability to understand emotions had to be determined. Participants were then required to recognize four basic emotions (happy, sad, afraid, angry) represented by various graphic symbols, taken from PCS (Johnson, 1981), PICSYMS (Carlson, 1985) and Makaton (Grove&Walker, 1990). The purpose was to determine which graphic symbol the children recognized as representation of an emotion. Results showed that the emotion of happy was easier to recognize, which might be because it was the only emotion in the pleasure dimension of emotions. Sad, afraid and angry were more difficult to recognize which might be because they fall in the displeasure dimension. It is also evident from the findings that the facial features in the graphic symbol play an important part in conveying a specific emotion. The results that were obtained are discussed in relation to previous findings. Finally, recommendations for future use are made. Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC) MA unrestricted 2013-09-07T15:46:47Z 2008-04-24 2013-09-07T15:46:47Z 2007-04-25 2008-04-24 2007-11-16 Dissertation Visser, NA 2008, The ability of four-year-old children to recognize basic emotions represented by graphic symbols, MA Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29503> http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29503 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11162007-164230/ © University of Pretor application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Emotion recognition Emotions Facial features Facial expressions Happy Graphic symbols Angry. Sad Afraid Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) UCTD The ability of four-year-old children to recognize basic emotions represented by graphic symbols |
| title | The ability of four-year-old children to recognize basic emotions represented by graphic symbols |
| title_full | The ability of four-year-old children to recognize basic emotions represented by graphic symbols |
| title_fullStr | The ability of four-year-old children to recognize basic emotions represented by graphic symbols |
| title_full_unstemmed | The ability of four-year-old children to recognize basic emotions represented by graphic symbols |
| title_short | The ability of four-year-old children to recognize basic emotions represented by graphic symbols |
| title_sort | ability of four year old children to recognize basic emotions represented by graphic symbols |
| topic | Emotion recognition Emotions Facial features Facial expressions Happy Graphic symbols Angry. Sad Afraid Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29503 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11162007-164230/ |