METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL CUES SENSITIVITY
A method is presented to address quantitative assessment of social cues sensitivity of a subject, where the method comprises the steps of: ( 1 ) presenting at least one scene to the subject on a display, the scene comprising a plurality of body images and a background; ( 2 ) adjusting at least one body image on the scene; ( 3 ) receiving feedback from the subject via at least one input device; ( 4 ) quantitatively refining the received feedback; ( 5 ) modulating the adjusted body image relative to the accuracy of the received feedback; ( 6 ) transforming the modulated body image; ( 7 ) calculating a critical threshold parameter; and ( 8 ) recording a critical threshold parameter onto a tangible computer readable medium. An apparatus for quantitative assessment of social cues sensitivity of a subject comprising a display device, an input device, a control device, and a tangible computer readable medium. In its simplest sense, a quantitative assessment profile of social cues sensitivity by psychophysical responses is generated on a tangible computer readable medium.
1 . A method for assessment of social cues sensitivity of a subject, said method comprising the steps of:
presenting at least one scene to said subject on a display, said scene comprising a plurality of body images and a background;
adjusting at least one of said body images on said scene;
receiving feedback from said subject via at least one input device;
quantitatively refining said received feedback relative to said scene;
modulating said adjusted body image relative to accuracy of said received feedback, said modulated body image associated with a predetermined target;
transforming said modulated body image;
calculating a critical threshold parameter for said subject; and
recording said critical threshold parameter onto a tangible computer readable medium.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising at least one of the additional steps of:
monitoring at least one response error from said subject; and
measuring said response error relative to a predetermined threshold.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said body image further comprises a human body image.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said body image is associated with a body positional attribute.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein said body positional attribute is associated with at least one of the of the following:
aggressiveness;
submissiveness;
assertiveness;
worry;
fright; and
leadership ability.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of adjusting further comprises altering said body image from aggressiveness to submissiveness.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of adjusting further comprises altering said body image from submissiveness to aggressiveness.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of adjusting further comprises altering said body image from being associated with the most worry to being associated with the least worry.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of adjusting further comprises altering said body image from being associated with the least worry to being associated with the most worry.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of adjusting further comprises altering said body image from being associated with the most fright to being associated with the least fright.
11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of adjusting further comprises altering said body image from being associated with the least fright to being associated with the most fright.
12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of adjusting further comprises altering said body image from being associated with the most leadership ability to being associated with the least leadership ability.
13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of adjusting further comprises altering said body image from being associated with the least leadership ability to being associated with the most leadership ability.
14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said modulated body image further comprises a change in gender.
15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said modulated body image further comprises a change in age.
16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said critical threshold parameter is implemented in a different functional impairment assessment test.
17 . An apparatus for quantitative assessment of social cues sensitivity of a subject comprising:
a display for presenting a scene comprising a plurality of body images and a background;
an input device for tracking movement from said subject;
a control device, said control device capable of performing the following steps:
adjusting at least one of said body images on said scene;
receiving feedback from said subject via at least one input device;
quantitatively refining said received feedback relative to said scene;
modulating said adjusted body image relative to accuracy of said received feedback, said modulated body image associated with a predetermined target;
transforming said modulated body image; and
calculating a critical threshold parameter for said subject; and
a tangible computer readable medium for recording said critical threshold parameter.
18 . The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein said control device is capable of performing the additional step of adjusting the degree of aggressiveness associated with said body image relative to input from said subject.
19 . The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein said control device is capable of performing the additional step of adjusting the body positional attribute of said subject.
20 . A tangible computer readable medium, said tangible computer readable medium containing instructions comprising the steps of:
presenting at least one scene to said subject on a display, said scene comprising a plurality of body images and a background;
adjusting at least one of said body images on said scene;
receiving feedback from said subject via at least one input device;
quantitatively refining said received feedback relative to said scene;
modulating said adjusted body image relative to accuracy of said received feedback, said modulated body image associated with a predetermined target;
transforming said modulated body image; and
calculating a critical threshold parameter for said subject.