College
Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
Date of Last Revision
2026-04-28 12:31:19
Major
Psychology
Honors Course
PSYC 498
Number of Credits
2
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2026
Abstract
This study will compare the differences in emotional recognition and social dynamic understanding between hearing and Deaf people. I will investigate the differences in these areas between hearing and Deaf individuals, as well as the role American Sign Language use has in performance. It will utilize point light walkers which will display the emotions happy, angry, sad, and neutral. Participants will be asked which emotion is being displayed based on the presented gait of the point light walker. Second, they will view 15 videos from the Interpersonal Perception Task without audio. The questions from the IPT 15 will then be asked regarding the relationship between the people in the video. Lastly, there will be a demographic section of the survey. Participants will be recruited from Deaf community events, and volunteer participants from our community. The results will be analyzed using an independent samples t test. Finally, it will be presented in the format of a typical research paper, including an introduction, methods, results, and discussion.
Research Sponsor
Dr. Jennifer Stanley
First Reader
Nikolina Kravljaca
Second Reader
Professor Kim Bass
Honors Faculty Advisor
Dr. Kevin Kaut
Proprietary and/or Confidential Information
No
Community Engaged Scholarship
Yes
Recommended Citation
Klenotic, Julie, "Emotional and Social Perception in Hearing and Deaf Individuals" (2026). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 2103.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/2103
Included in
Biological Psychology Commons, Cognition and Perception Commons, Cognitive Science Commons, Disability Studies Commons, Experimental Analysis of Behavior Commons, Personality and Social Contexts Commons, Social Psychology Commons