Table 1. Performance of Möbius participants on tests of emotional expression processing [31] in comparison to controls.
| Higher IQ | Older Low-IQ | Younger Low-IQ | |||||||
| Control Mean (SD) | MB1 | MB3 | MB4 | MB6 | Control Mean (SD) | MB2 | Control Mean (SD) | MB5 | |
| Ekman 60 faces: | |||||||||
| Anger | 8.63 (0.92) | 9 | 0* | 9 | 9 | 7.50 (1.9) | 3 | 8.13 (1.55) | 6 |
| Disgust | 7.75 (2.19) | 5 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7.38 (1.60) | 10 | 8.13 (1.46) | 4* |
| Fear | 8.00 (1.31) | 9 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5.75 (2.92) | 2 | 6.88 (1.96) | 7 |
| Happiness | 10.00 (0.00) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9* | 9.75 (0.71) | 10 | 10.00 (0.00) | 10 |
| Sadness | 8.50 (1.41) | 4* | 7 | 8 | 5* | 7.88 (1.13) | 9 | 8.75 (0.89) | 9 |
| Surprise | 9.13 (0.83) | 6* | 7* | 8 | 9 | 8.13 (1.64) | 7 | 8.75 (1.04) | 9 |
| Total | 52.00 (4.90) | 43 | 39 * | 51 | 45 | 46.38 (6.82) | 41 | 50.63 (2.62) | 45 |
| Hexagon test: | |||||||||
| Anger | 18.63 (1.51) | 19 | 13* | 20 | 19 | 15.50 (6.02) | 7* | 18.00 (2.20) | 2* |
| Disgust | 17.00 (4.69) | 13 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 13.13 (6.73) | 13 | 18.50 (2.45) | 7* |
| Fear | 16.75 (3.45) | 16 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 15.88 (3.80) | 10 | 17.25 (2.12) | 19 |
| Happiness | 19.88 (0.35) | 16* | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19.50 (0.93) | 18 | 19.38 (1.19) | 20 |
| Sadness | 19.75 (0.46) | 14* | 17* | 20 | 19 | 18.50 (2.27) | 17 | 19.13 (0.99) | 20 |
| Surprise | 18.25 (2.05) | 13* | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17.13 (2.64) | 18 | 18.13 (2.03) | 20 |
| Total | 110.25 (4.95) | 91 * | 97 * | 110 | 110 | 99.63 (15.27) | 83 | 110.38 (5.40) | 88 * |
| Mind in the Eyes: | 28.00 (2.51) | 16* | 20* | 26 | 25 | 24.38 (4.75) | 19 | 28.75 (3.54) | 24 |
‘Higher IQ’ refers to Möbius participants and aged-matched controls with IQs within the higher range; ‘Older Low-IQ’ refers to the control group matched to MB2 according to age, IQ and gender; and ‘Younger Low-IQ’ refers to the control group matched to MB5 on the same measures.
*
Represents impaired performance.