FIGURE 4.12 Transported into a world of emotion (a) A research team at Cambridge University’s Autism Research Centre introduced children with ASD to emotions experienced and displayed by toy vehicles. (b) After four weeks of viewing animations, the children displayed a markedly increased ability to recognize emotions not only in the toy faces but also in humans. (The graph above shows data for two trials.)

(a) Emotion-conveying faces were grafted onto toy trains.(b) Children matched the correct face with the story.The neighbor’s dog has bitten people before. He is barking at Louise. Point to the face that shows how Louise is feeling.

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