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The development of facial emotion recognition: The role of configural information
Alix SeigneuricJean-yves BaudouinFabrice RobichonMathieu GallayKarine Durandsubject
AdultMaleConfigural informationVisual perceptionAdolescentSpatial abilitymedia_common.quotation_subjectConcept FormationEmotions[SHS.PSY]Humanities and Social Sciences/PsychologyExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyDevelopmentFacial emotions050105 experimental psychologyDevelopmental psychologyDiscrimination Learning03 medical and health sciencesNonverbal communication[ SHS.PSY ] Humanities and Social Sciences/Psychology0302 clinical medicineInversion effectFace perceptionPerceptionOrientationDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyCognitive developmentHumans0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesChildComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUSmedia_commonFacial expressionComposite effect05 social sciencesAge FactorsCognitionFacial ExpressionPattern Recognition VisualChild Preschool[SCCO.PSYC]Cognitive science/PsychologyFemalePsychology030217 neurology & neurosurgerydescription
International audience; The development of children's ability to recognize facial emotions and the role of configural information in this development were investigated. In the study, 100 5-, 7-, 9-, and 11-year-olds and 26 adults needed to recognize the emotion displayed by upright and upside-down faces. The same participants needed to recognize the emotion displayed by the top half of an upright or upside-down face that was or was not aligned with a bottom half that displayed another emotion. The results showed that the ability to recognize facial emotion develops with age, with a developmental course that depends on the emotion to be recognized. Moreover, children at all ages and adults exhibited both an inversion effect and a composite effect, suggesting that children rely on configural information to recognize facial emotions.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-05-01 |