DANVA

Question 1

DANVA
What does the measure assess? (can think about why it was developed)

Answer 1

DANVA2 was designed to measure individual diferences in the accurate sending andreceiving of nonverbal social information

Identify emotions at differing levels of intensity, social functioning

Insight into disorders characterized by deficits in emotional processing

Question 2

DANVA
Target population (age, special populations, etc.)

Answer 2

Target pop: 3 +

Question 3

DANVA
What scales are included?

Answer 3

Happiness, sadness, anger, and fear are most frequently encountered

assumed these emotions form the basis for processing more complex emotions

1. Facial Expression Scales
   - equal number of each emotion high low intensity
2. Paralanguage Scales
   - Actor displaying emotion at different levels of intensity
3. Posture Scale
   - photographed postures of the four emotions - facial expression blocked

Question 4

DANVA
What is involved in the assessment (e.g. materials, administration details, general scoring guidelines)

Answer 4

Photos shown 2 sec
- after testing can go back to wront ones to see if they can be identified correctly to account for processing speed

Labels for emotions can be printed out to help with memory of the options

Encourage guessing

Scoring is just circling the answered emotion for the question

Question 5

DANVA
Is it reliable / valid? Limitations/benefits of
standardization?

Answer 5

High test retest
Low mid convergent validity

standardization
for each subtest
done separately
unequal age race rep

Question 6

DANVA
Under what situation might you choose to administer the assessment? Consider the benefits & limitations?

Answer 6

Individual diferences in sending & receiving nonverbal social information

Question 7

DANVA
what are some benefits & limitations of the assessment?

Answer 7

Benefits
- minimal training to admin
- large age range
- shorter and longer forms for each subtest

Limitations
- disgust and surprise not included
- unequal age race rep
- recognizing emotion is not equal to understanding how someone feels

Question 8

DANVA
What are the central / defining features of the assessment?

Answer 8

Individual
diferences in
sending &
receiving
nonverbal
social
information