NOTE: In all of the subtests,
the user can alter their responses as often as needed. Only the last
response made before the DONE button is clicked is scored.
Two portraits of individuals expressing a neutral mood
are shown. The task is to indicate whether the portraits
represent the same or different individuals.
One picture is shown at the top of the screen and 5
others beneath it. The task is to determine which of the portraits on
the bottom displays the same affect as that shown by the portrait at
top.
Two portraits of the same person are show
simultaneously. The task is to indicate whether the two pictures exhibit
the same or different affects.
A single picture is show. The task is to decide
whether the person whose portrait appears is happy, sad, angry,
surprised, disgusted, frightened, or in a neutral state.
A single, affectively neutral sentence is read aloud.
The task is to indicate whether the prosody can be best labeled as
happy, sad, angry, frightened, or neutral.
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Non-emotional Prosody Discrimination
Two affectively neutral sentences are read aloud as
simple declarative sentences or as questions. For example, The bread
was cold. vs The bread was cold? The task is to determine
whether their prosody matches.
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Emotional Prosody Discrimination
The same affectively neutral sentences are read aloud.
The task is to indicate whether the prosody is the same or
different.
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Match Emotional Prosody to Emotional Face
Five portraits are displayed. Then a sentence is read
aloud. The task is to identify which of the portraits exhibits the same
affect as that expressed by the voice.
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Match Emotional Face to Emotional Prosody
One portrait is shown. Then the same sentence is read
aloud with two different prosodies. The task is to indicate which of the
two readings exhibits the affect shown in the portrait.
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Conflicting Prosody -- Respond to Meaning
A affect-laden sentence (e.g., The surgeon removed the
wrong leg!) is read with either an appropriate, inappropriate or neutral
prosody. The listener is to concentrate on and identify the affect
inherent in the meaning of the message and ignore the prosody.
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Conflicting Prosody -- Respond to Prosody
An affect-laden sentence (e.g., The surgeon removed the
wrong leg!) is read with either appropriate, inappropriate or neutral
prosody. The listener is to ignore the meaning of the message and to
focus and identify the prosody.
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