Abstract

This study aimed to confirm the effect of emotional feedback on the Broad Autism Phenotype (BAP) in emotional perception situations. 240 college students were divided into a BAP group and a control group based on the cutting point of the two scales, 30 control group-non-emotional feedback, 28 BAP group-emotional feedback, and 30 BAP group-non-emotional feedback. Accuracy was analyzed by dividing the results using sensitivity and response criteria. As a result of the analysis, the BAP group classified the emotions of the target stimulus faster than the non-emotional feedback when providing emotional feedback. Specifically, when the emotion of the target stimulus was angry, the response speed was faster than the non-emotional feedback when emotional feedback was provided. In addition, regardless of the feedback, the BAP group recognized emotions at a slower rate than the control group. The two groups did not show any difference in the accuracy of emotional recognition under all conditions. From these results, the effect of emotional feedback on the emotional perception of broad autism phenotype in the overall emotional perception situation was confirmed, and the emotional feedback was provided to develop effective training programs to improve the social interaction skills of broad autism phenotypes.