Table 3 Mean percentage (SD) of vocal expressions classified correctly (in bold) and misclassifications in adolescents.

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

Language

Emotion

Adolescents’ response

Angry

Happy

Sad

Fear

Neutral

English

Angry

85.0(15.2)

5.9(11.6)

1.87(3.9)

3.7(5.5)

3.4(6.0)

Happy

6.5(8.6)

55.9(27.4)

15.0(17.4)

8.4(13.2)

14.0(13.6)

Sad

3.4(7.8)

1.8(4.7)

73.4(22.3)

13.4(13.2)

7.8(10.4)

Fear

8.7(10.0)

4.3(8.4)

19.6(10.3)

61.8(21.8)

5.3(9.5)

Neutral

5.0(7.6)

14.3(16.0)

17.5(12.4)

6.5(7.8)

56.5(25.8)

Chinese

Angry

69.6(14.9)

6.5(10.0)

5.3(9.15)

8.7(9.0)

9.6(10.0)

Happy

25.3(20.3)

30.9(20.5)

11.2(12.1)

12.1(10.4)

20.3(15.3)

Sad

2.8(6.3)

2.8(5.8)

64.0(25.8)

20.0(15.4)

10.3(11.7)

Fear

2.5(5.6)

5.3(7.1)

23.7(17.2)

55.3(22.4)

13.1(11.5)

Neutral

3.7(8.3)

16.2(13.3)

12.1(12.8)

5.6(7.1)

62.1(25.6)

Spanish

Angry

55.3(23.5)

11.2(12.1)

9.3(12.9)

7.5(10.5)

16.5(11.5)

Happy

10.3(10.6)

40.0(17.2)

9.6(10.6)

9.3(12.9)

30.6(14.1)

Sad

7.8(10.0)

4.3(8.0)

34.6(18.3)

12.1(13.3)

40.9(19.0)

Fear

5.0(6.0)

8.1(13.3)

33.7(18.6)

25.6(13.9)

27.5(20.1)

Neutral

6.8(10.3)

6.2(8.7)

33.1(20.2)

6.5(9.3)

47.1(21.1)

Arabic

Angry

17.5(14.6)

6.5(7.4)

24.6(12.4)

15.6(13.1)

35.6(18.3)

Happy

4.0(6.6)

19.7(14.0)

19.3(12.9)

11.9(10.6)

45.0(14.1)

Sad

2.5(5.0)

4.0(9.1)

61.5(24.0)

13.4(14.5)

17.8(17.3)

Fear

3.7(9.0)

8.7(10.0)

22.1(14.9)

46.5(21.2)

18.7(.14.5)

Neutral

3.4(7.0)

8.4(12.4)

35.3(18.4)

9.6(13.3)

43.1(19.7)