How Context Influences Our Perception of Emotional Faces: A Behavioral Study on the Kuleshov Effect

Facial expressions are of major importance in understanding the mental and emotional states of others. So far, most studies on the perception and comprehension of emotions have used isolated facial expressions as stimuli; for example, photographs of actors displaying facial expressions corresponding...

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Main Authors: Marta Calbi, Katrin Heimann, Daniel Barratt, Francesca Siri, Maria A. Umiltà, Vittorio Gallese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01684/full