The same with age: Evidence for age-related similarities in interpersonal accuracy.

ABSTRACT: Interpersonal accuracy refers to the ability to make accurate perceptions about others' social and emotional qualities. Despite this broad definition, the measurement of interpersonal accuracy remains narrow, as most studies focus on the accurate perception of others' emotional states. Moreover, previous research has relied primarily upon traditional tasks consisting of posed, prototypic expressions and behaviors as stimuli. These methodological limitations may constrain our understanding of how different interpersonal perception skills change in adulthood. The present study investigated the extent to which various interpersonal perception skills are worse, better, or remain the same with age using both traditional and nontraditional interpersonal accuracy tasks. One hundred fifty-one adul

SUBMITTER: Castro VL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6682457 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature