Table 4 Mean percentage (SD) of vocal expressions classified correctly (in bold) and misclassifications in adults.

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

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)