Analysis of the efficacy and reliability of the Moodies app for detecting emotions through speech: Does it actually work?

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Highlights:

• The Moodies app is reliable, but its validity is questionable.

• It detects emotions in dimensional (positive vs. negative emotions) but not categorical terms.

• It has difficulties distinguishing between anger and sadness, fear and disgust.

• Language does not have an influence on the speech analysis conducted by Moodies.

• Conclusion: it classifies emotions more generally than expected or desirable.

摘要

•The Moodies app is reliable, but its validity is questionable.•It detects emotions in dimensional (positive vs. negative emotions) but not categorical terms.•It has difficulties distinguishing between anger and sadness, fear and disgust.•Language does not have an influence on the speech analysis conducted by Moodies.•Conclusion: it classifies emotions more generally than expected or desirable.

论文关键词:App,Emotions,LIWC,Moodies,Emotion recognition,Prosody

论文评审过程:Received 1 June 2019, Revised 30 September 2019, Accepted 2 October 2019, Available online 3 October 2019, Version of Record 22 October 2019.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2019.106156