Abstract
M.A. (Psychology)
The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship exists between
social competence and the recognition of emotional expressions in children
with minimal brain dysfunction.
For this purpose a scale that assessed recognition of emotional expressions.
was constructed and validated. Subsequently a group of 26 children with
minimal brain dysfunction that satisfied certain selection criteria were
selected as an experimental group and were paired off with a group of
normal children. The groups were thereafter compared with each other in
respect of social competence and recognition of emotions.
Results revealed that children with minimal brain dysfunction made significantly
more errors in the recognition of emotional expressions and that
behavioural predispositions or traits such as aggression, assertiveness,
and submission differed significantly between normal children and those
with minimal brain dysfunction.