Age-congruency and contact effects in body expression recognition from point-light displays (PLD)

Recognition of older people’s body expressions is a crucial social skill. We here investigate how age, not just of the observer, but also of the observed individual, affects this skill. Age may influence the ability to recognize other people’s body expressions by changes in one’s own ability to perf...

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Main Authors: Petra M.J. Pollux, Frouke Hermens, Alexander P. Willmott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-12-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/2796.pdf