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Reactions to facial deformities: Autonomic and social psychological
Author(s) -
Aamot Solveig
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
european journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1099-0992
pISSN - 0046-2772
DOI - 10.1002/ejsp.2420080305
Subject(s) - psychology , deformity , test (biology) , developmental psychology , audiology , social psychology , surgery , medicine , paleontology , biology
Studied the reaction to facial deformities and the evaluation of physical and social handicap in connection with rehabilitation. Threshold and latency time of 40 male and 40 female normal subjects, reaction to male and female deformed and non‐deformed faces (Jive of each) was measured by tachistoscopic procedure. In test 1 subjects responded ‘man’/‘woman’, in test 11 ‘deject’/ ‘normal’. In test 111 seven additional and the pictures of the ten deformities of rests I, II were scored on degree of handicap. Results by use of a quasi‐four‐way analysis of variance (tests 1, 11) and factor analvsis (III) show significant differences in reaction to deformity versus nondeformity (p < .01). Sex takes longer to report with deformed females (p < .05), deformity with females (p < .01); deformitylnormality is reported differently with own versus other sex (p < .05). Increasing degree of deformity does not correspond to increase in reaction time; slight deficiencies cause reactions indicating confusion. Several levels of discrimination ‐ autonomic and social psychological ‐ and the possible use of evaluation scales to reveal psychological problems of facial deformities are discussed.