The aim of the present study was to determine whether individuals with Williams syndrome (WS) are able to recognize facial expressions of emotion and objects missing on the basis of contextual cues. Sixteen individuals with WS were compared to typically developing individuals matched on chronological and mental age. WS group performed significantly lower than both control groups in object recognition. By contrast, no such group differences were found in facial expression recognition, suggesting that individuals with WS do have the ability to process contextual cues. However, this ability seems to be boosted when they are to process socially relevant cues.

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社会相关性促进威廉姆斯综合征的上下文处理

本研究的目的是确定威廉姆斯综合征 (WS) 的个体是否能够根据上下文线索识别情绪和物体的面部表情。将 16 名患有 WS 的个体与在实际年龄和心理年龄上匹配的典型发育个体进行比较。WS 组在物体识别方面的表现明显低于两个对照组。相比之下，在面部表情识别中没有发现这种群体差异，这表明患有 WS 的个体确实具有处理上下文线索的能力。然而，当他们处理与社会相关的线索时，这种能力似乎得到了提升。