Testing procedure (individual computer with headphones vs small-group loudspeaker with paper response) does not affect vocal emotion recognition performance or the developmental trajectory¶

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q3 i? There was no effect of testing procedure and no interaction with age or sex, and model fits did not differ when the factor was removed. → Grosbras 2018

Evidence¶

Grosbras 2018¶

Grosbras, M.-H., Ross, P. D. & Belin, P. (2018). Categorical emotion recognition from voice improves during childhood and adolescence. Scientific Reports 8, 14791. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-32868-3

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Mixed-model comparison in the children-adolescents sample (133 paper-tested, 92 computer-tested). The article reports non-significant tests only, with no effect size printed, so impact is null; equivalence was not formally tested.

"There was no effect of testing proce- dure [Z-Wald = 0.2334; p = 0.81) nor interaction with the other factors (with age, Z = −0.179, p = 0.85; with sex: z = −0.19, p = 0.85)."

Discussion¶

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