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A Study to Compare Quantitatively the Amount of Change in Facial Expression of Pre-Schoolers and Kindergarteners in Situations Lacking Contact with Another Person and in Social Situations. Occasional Paper No. 5.

Authors :
Maryland Univ., College Park. Center for Young Children.
Rancourt, Karen L.
Publication Year :
1972

Abstract

This report presents an investigation of three hypotheses concerning facial expressions in young children: (1) children seem to emit the same number of changes in facial expressions when they are alone as when they are in contact with another person; (2) the number of facial expressions made when children are along, compared with when they are in contact, with another person, does not vary with age between 4-, 5-, and 6-year-olds; and (3) there are no differences in the number of facial changes made between boys and girls when they are alone and when they are with another person. A total of 15 4-, 5-, and 6-year-olds were observed watching soundless animal movies in a natural classroom setting. An observer quantitatively recorded all changes in facial expression made by each subject as he viewed the movies both by himself and with a friend. Results confirmed only the second hypothesis, and showed that the children studied did make more facial expressions when accompanied by a friend than when alone and that the girls made significantly more facial changes than the boys. (SDH)

Details

Database :
ERIC
Notes :
For other papers in the series see PS 007 374-380
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
ED094876
Document Type :
Reports - Research