Effects of Tearing on the Perception of Facial Expressions of Emotion
What is the function of emotional tearing? Previous work has found a tear effect, which resolves ambiguity in neutral expressions and increases perceptions of sadness in sad expressions. Tearing, however, is associated with a variety of emotional states, and it remains unclear how the tear effect ge...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015-11-01
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| Series: | Evolutionary Psychology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1474704915613915 |