Facilitating Children's Ability to Distinguish Symbols for Emotions: The Effects of Background Color Cues and Spatial Arrangement of Symbols on Accuracy and Speed of Search.

Purpose: Communication about feelings is a core element of human interaction. Aided augmentative and alternative communication systems must therefore include symbols representing these concepts. The symbols must be readily distinguishable in order for users to communicate effectively. However, emoti...

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Published in:American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 288 - 302
Main Authors: Wilkinson, Krista M., Snell, Julie
Format: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Nov2011
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