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Recognition of Emotional Facial Expressions: The Role of Facial and Contextual Information in the Accuracy of Recognition
Mariano ChólizEnrique García Fernández-abascalsubject
AdultMaleFacial expressionmedia_common.quotation_subjectEmotion classificationEmotionsRecognition PsychologyMiddle AgedAngerDisgustFacial ExpressionSadnessYoung AdultSurpriseSpainHappinessHumansContextual informationFemaleStudentsPsychologyPhotic StimulationGeneral Psychologymedia_commonCognitive psychologydescription
Recognition of emotional facial expressions is a central area in the psychology of emotion. This study presents two experiments. The first experiment analyzed recognition accuracy for basic emotions including happiness, anger, fear, sadness, surprise, and disgust. 30 pictures (5 for each emotion) were displayed to 96 participants to assess recognition accuracy. The results showed that recognition accuracy varied significantly across emotions. The second experiment analyzed the effects of contextual information on recognition accuracy. Information congruent and not congruent with a facial expression was displayed before presenting pictures of facial expressions. The results of the second experiment showed that congruent information improved facial expression recognition, whereas incongruent information impaired such recognition.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-04-12 | Psychological Reports |