Objectives

With the approved configurations the following scientific objectives will be pursued:

1. Real-time capture of dynamic processes: precise analysis of minimal behavioral changes can yield scientific results that do justice to the process nature of interactional exchanges.
2. Multidimensional capture of key constructs: Interactional behavior is multidimensional (facial expressions, gestures, vocalizations, gaze behavior, etc.), is influenced by diverse processes (brain activity, arousal, thinking, feeling, etc.), and thus requires analysis from multiple research methodological perspectives.
3. Automated behavior coding: computerized automated annotation of interaction behavior can mean a saving of financial and time resources as well as increase the reliability and validity of the measures to be analyzed.
4. Dovetailing basic research and practice: the identified findings will inform the development and testing of practical applications that can be implemented as support and intervention interventions in specific developmental settings.
5. Multi-perspective examination of emotional and interpersonal processes in specific learning and developmental contexts: The researched processes will be examined across different developmental contexts and integrated into a common framework model.
6. Developing methodological and privacy standards for handling video data: Reconciling Open Science principles with data protection requirements requires the specification of guidelines especially in the case of non-anonymizable (video) data material.
7. Expert exchange and networking: The establishment of workshops and an internal project intranet enables a broad and more updatable flow of information on technical and methodological specifics for the most homogeneous and high-quality analysis techniques possible.