INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES IN ENCODING AND DECODING OF NONVERBAL EXPRESSIONS

The purpose of this experiment was to examine correlations among encoding ability, decoding ability, and individual differences. Thirty undergraduates were measured on the CPI10 (short version of California Personality Inventory), Y-G Personality Inventory, and assessed for their ability to encode and decode facial and vocal expressions depicting six different emotions. The main findings were as follows: (a) encoding scores were positively correlated with both CPI10 and Y-G; (b) decoding score was correlated with CPI10 and negatively correlated with Y-G; (c) there was no correlation between encoding and decoding score on vocal expression or facial expression; and (d) there was no sex difference. © 1990, The Japanese Psychological Association. All rights reserved.