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This paper investigates the ability of adolescents (aged 13–15 years) and young adults (aged 20–26 years) to decode affective bursts culturally situated in a different context (Francophone vs. South Italian). The effects of context show that Italian subjects perform poorly with respect to the Francophone ones revealing a significant native speaker advantage in decoding the selected affective bursts. In addition, adolescents perform better than young adults, particularly in the decoding and intensity ratings of affective bursts of happiness, pain, and pleasure suggesting an effect of age related to language expertise.
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The research leading to the results presented in this paper has been conducted in the project EMPATHIC (Grant No.: 769872) that received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. The dean and the ethical committee of the “Francesco Durante” school situated in Frattamaggiore, Napoli, Italy are acknowledged for allowing the data collection. Acknowledgements are also due to parents, adolescents, and young adults participating to the experiment.
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Esposito, A., Esposito, A.M., Scibelli, F., Maldonato, M.N., Vogel, C. (2019). Age and Culture Effects on the Ability to Decode Affect Bursts. In: Esposito, A., Faundez-Zanuy, M., Morabito, F., Pasero, E. (eds) Quantifying and Processing Biomedical and Behavioral Signals. WIRN 2017 2017. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 103. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95095-2_3
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