Table 4.
Mean percentage (SD) of vocal expressions classified correctly (in bold) and misclassifications in adults.
| Language | Emotion | Adult’s’ response | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angry | Happy | Sad | Fear | Neutral | ||
| English | Angry | 91.0(13.7) | 4.5(9.7) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 4.5(7.5) |
| Happy | 2.3(5.6) | 86.4(14.0) | 1.1(3.2) | 0.6(2.4) | 9.4(12.4) | |
| Sad | 0(0) | 0(0) | 95.0(5.6) | 1.7(3.2) | 1.7(3.2) | |
| Fear | 4.1(8.7) | 1.1(3.3) | 8.2(10.0) | 84.7(14.0) | 1.7(3.9) | |
| Neutral | 2.9(5.8) | 1.7(3.9) | 7.0(9.2) | 0.6(2.4) | 87.6(12.5) | |
| Chinese | Angry | 77.6(16.0) | 8.2(8.8) | 2.3(4.3) | 8.8(12.1) | 2.9(4.7) |
| Happy | 27.6(21.6) | 36.4(23.1) | 1.7(3.9) | 11.7(8.8) | 22.3(17.5) | |
| Sad | 0(0) | 0.6(2.4) | 78.2(15.5) | 10.6(8.2) | 10.5(13.9) | |
| Fear | 1.1(3.3) | 2.9(5.8) | 12.9(13.1) | 75.3(18.7) | 7.6(13.9) | |
| Neutral | 1.7(5.2) | 10.0(12.2) | 2.9(5.8) | 1.1(3.3) | 84.1(17.7) | |
| Spanish | Angry | 60.0(22.6) | 20.0(14.1) | 0.5(2.4) | 1.7(3.9) | 17.6(16.8) |
| Happy | 5.3(7.1) | 68.2(25.5) | 2.9(5.8) | 2.9(4.7) | 20.6(23.8) | |
| Sad | 8.2(8.8) | 0(0) | 36.5(23.4) | 10.5(9.9) | 46.4(20.9) | |
| Fear | 0.6(2.4) | 0.6(2.4) | 35.8(20.0) | 41.7(20.6) | 16.4(19.9) | |
| Neutral | 3.5(7.8) | 0.6(2.4) | 39.4(14.3) | 0.6(2.4) | 55.8(14.16) | |
| Arabic | Angry | 15.3(16.2) | 4.1(5.0) | 15.8(11.7) | 5.3(6.2) | 60.4(21.3) |
| Happy | 0(0) | 35.8(25.2) | 11.7(10.7) | 3.5(6.0) | 48.8(23.9) | |
| Sad | 0(0) | 0.6(2.4) | 84.7(17.7) | 1.1(3.3) | 13.5(16.9) | |
| Fear | 1.7(3.9) | 2.9(5.8) | 22.9(14.5) | 62.9(20.8) | 9.4(8.9) | |
| Neutral | 0(0) | 1.7(3.9) | 28.8(20.8) | 1.7(7.2) | 67.6(20.7) | |