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Recording Mouse Ultrasonic Vocalizations to Evaluate Social Communication
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2016
Mouse ultrasonic vocalizations are used as proxies to model the genetic bases of vocal communication deficits in mouse models for neuropsychiatric disorders. The present protocol describes three experimental contexts that reliably elicit ultrasonic vocalizations from pups (throughout development) and adult mice (same-sex interactions, male-estrus female interactions).
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Use of a Video Scoring Anchor for Rapid Serial Assessment of Social Communication in Toddlers
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2018
Here we present a protocol for administration of the video-referenced rating of reciprocal social behavior (vrRSB) using a paper or online version. This survey quantifies RSB, a prerequisite for social competence, in toddlers through "video-referenced" items whereby a subject is compared to a reference child shown in a three-minute video.
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Social Foundations of Self IV: Self in Digital Communication
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2025
Since the early 2000s, computer-mediated communication (CMC) has grown rapidly, playing a crucial role in self-development. A key distinction between CMC and real-life interactions is the lack of a physically present partner. This absence makes non-verbal cues such as facial expressions, body language, and paralinguistic signals unavailable in CMC platforms like email, instant messaging, or social media. The lack of these cues can create ambiguity and complicate how feedback is interpreted.The...
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Assessment of Social Interaction Behaviors
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Cited by 561 •
2011
Here we describe a detailed protocol for examination of sociability in mice by using Crawley's sociability and preference for social novelty test. We describe the advantages and possible applications for this procedure, including critical details important for correct interpretation of the results.
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Assessing Social Dominance in Mouse Models Using the Tube Test
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2025
This protocol describes a behavioral assay to evaluate social dominance in rodents using the tube test. Social dominance remains stable over time, and several models of developmental and neurological disorders exhibit robust social dominance abnormalities. Therefore, the tube test serves as a convenient outcome measure for mechanistic studies or preclinical therapeutic screening.
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It considers whether a person's spoken language, gestures, facial expressions, conversational turns, and interpretation of implied meaning work together during interaction. Looking at these elements in social settings helps reveal whether difficulty arises in initiating exchanges, responding to others, adapting language to context, or interpreting nonverbal signals. This profile identifies specific strengths and areas needing support rather than treating communication as a single skill.
Communication behavior can be examined at home, school, in clinical environments, or at work because social demands and participation may differ across those settings. Comparing contexts helps clarify factors affecting interaction and can distinguish a difficulty that appears broadly from one associated with a particular environment. This broader view supports more accurate behavioral interpretation and more relevant planning.
Structured tasks provide focused opportunities to examine particular communication skills, while observation shows how those skills appear during social interaction. Interviews and questionnaires add information from people familiar with the person's behavior. Combining these sources gives a broader account of communication strengths and difficulties, reducing reliance on a single situation or measurement approach when interpreting social functioning.
A typical evaluation may combine direct observation, interviews, questionnaires, and structured tasks. Observation documents behavior in social settings, whereas interviews and questionnaires collect descriptions of communication across relevant environments. Structured activities focus attention on selected skills, such as conversational turns or interpreting gestures. Together, these methods generate information that can clarify patterns affecting social participation.
Behavioral scientists can use the assessment to identify communication strengths, clarify factors that affect social participation, and distinguish difficulties across home, school, clinical, or workplace environments. Its value extends beyond describing behavior because the findings can organize questions about how communication relates to broader social functioning. This makes the approach relevant to assessment, intervention planning, and behavioral research.
Findings can show which communication abilities are relatively strong and which require targeted support, helping shape individualized interventions. Repeating the assessment or selected measures over time can document developmental or therapeutic progress. Because the evaluation considers behaviors such as initiating interaction, taking turns, and adapting language, changes can be connected to specific communication goals rather than judged only by general social participation.
In research, the assessment provides a way to examine communication behaviors alongside social participation and functioning. Researchers can study how people initiate interaction, interpret nonverbal signals, manage conversational turns, or understand implied meaning in relevant settings. The resulting information supports behavioral inquiry into communication patterns and can help distinguish specific social communication difficulties from broader differences in participation.