A. Pashina

Comparison of some indices of emotional spheres in Ss with artistic and thinking types of personality revealed general regularities: dependencies between (1) level of state anxiety and actual emotional state, (2) estimates of empathy and ability to recognize emotional state of person by characteristics of his voice. The differences between these types of personality were analyzed: persons with thinking type in greater extent demonstrate ability of coirect recognition of emotional context using parameters of vocal speech, they are more empathic and more anxious. The results are discussed in connection with persone’s individual experience.