ICPS

2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

Individual Differences in Joint Attention Are Associated with Emotion Recognition and Social Conformity

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Social Psychology

  • Won-Gyo Shin
    Pusan National University
  • Hyoju Park
    Pusan National University
  • Sung-Phil Kim
    Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
  • Sunhae Sul
    Hanyang University

Abstract

Joint attention plays a fundamental role in the development of social competence. Here, we tested associations between the joint-attention effect (JAE) and higher social cognition, and found that individuals with greater JAE showed higher accuracy in emotion recognition and a propensity to conform to group opinions.

Attention and Distraction