A New Test for Irony Detection: The Influence of Schizotypal, Borderline, and Autistic Personality Traits.

ABSTRACT: Irony has repeatedly been suggested as a language based social cognition task. It has been argued to show specific variances in psychiatric disorders and healthy adults with certain personality traits. Above that, irony comprehension is based on a complex interplay of the informational context, the relationship of the conversational partners, and the personality of the recipient. The present study developed a video-based German language test for a systematic examination of irony detection accuracy (Tuerony). The test includes (i) a stereotypical conversation partner (doctor, actor) in (ii) different perspectives (direct interaction, neutral observer) and (iii) a bilateral chat history on a conventional messenger service interface with ironic criticism, ironic praise, literal criticism, and

SUBMITTER: Kieckhafer C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6382691 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature