Table 2 Mean percentage (SD) of vocal expressions classified correctly (in bold) and misclassifications in children.

From: The development of cross-cultural recognition of vocal emotion during childhood and adolescence

Language

Emotion

Children’s’ response

Angry

Happy

Sad

Fear

Neutral

English

Angry

89.6(12.7)

2.8(6.1)

2.0(4.0)

2.4(5.2)

3.2(6.9)

Happy

13.6(17.7)

46.4(26.0)

21.6(19.5)

8.8(9.3)

9.6(10.9)

Sad

4.0(8.1)

3.2(6.9)

81.2(18.3)

9.6(13.4)

2.0(5.0)

Fear

12.4(14.8)

2.8(6.8)

22.0(17.5)

58.4(23.2)

4.4(11.2)

Neutral

14.0(15.3)

10.80(12.2)

23.6(16.8)

3.20(5.57)

48.4(27.8)

Chinese

Angry

68.4(20.3)

9.6(16.7)

5.6(8.2)

7.2(9.8)

9.2(9.0)

Happy

15.6(12.9)

29.5(20.8)

11.6(12.8)

17.2(15.4)

26.4(20.5)

Sad

2.0(4.0)

2.4(5.2)

72.8(19.4)

15.6(15.5)

7.2(8.9)

Fear

2.8(5.4)

6.0(8.6)

28.0(13.5)

47.6(21.0)

15.6(15.3)

Neutral

3.2(6.30)

10.4(12.4)

14.4(16.3)

5.6(9.6)

66.4(21.9)

Spanish

Angry

68.8(22.0)

8.4(12.1)

4.0(6.4)

5.6(9.1)

13.2(12.1)

Happy

16.0(12.20)

33.20(15.7)

9.20(10.98)

10.4(10.9)

30.8(19.0)

Sad

11.2(14.8)

5.2(9.2)

30.0(20.6)

15.6(15.0)

38.0(23.6)

Fear

4.8(6.5)

4.0(7.6)

32.8(11.0)

27.6(21.6)

30.8(19.8)

Neutral

10.4(15.1)

6.8(9.4)

31.2(20.3)

6.0(6.4)

45.6(22.4)

Arabic

Angry

19.0(14.0)

2.4(5.2)

24.0(16.3)

13.2(11.4)

44.4(26.1)

Happy

2.0(5.0)

20.0(14.0)

26.0(12.2)

12.0(11.1)

40.0(17.3)

Sad

3.6(9.0)

1.6(0.4.7)

66.0(21.9)

13.2(14.0)

15.6(13.2)

Fear

4.0(5.8)

7.2(10.2)

32.8(13.4)

32.8(13.4)

17.2(16.7)

Neutral

1.6(3.7)

6.0(8.6)

39.2(15.5)

14.4(17.3)

38.8(17.1)