NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF ALTERNATE PERSPECTIVES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

摘要

A neuropsychological assessment of perception of emotional expression in other people tests an ability to understand mental functions such as belief, intention, deception, emotion, imagination, and pretending. In an embodiment, a first part assesses the ability to understand that others have their own thoughts, ideas, and feelings that may be different from his/her own. The subject is read scenarios or shown pictures, and is asked questions that require knowledge of another individual's point of view to answer correctly. A second part assesses the subject's ability to recognize the appropriate affect given various social contexts. The subject is shown a picture depicting a social context and is asked to select a photograph from four options that depicts the appropriate affect for the target person in the picture. The assessment offers a reliable indicator of a subject's ability to comprehend the motivations and perceptions of other individuals.