The vividness of happiness in dynamic facial displays of emotion.

Rapid identification of facial expressions can profoundly affect social interactions, yet most research to date has focused on static rather than dynamic expressions. In four experiments, we show that when a non-expressive face becomes expressive, happiness is detected more rapidly anger. When the c...

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Main Authors: D Vaughn Becker, Rebecca Neel, Narayanan Srinivasan, Samantha Neufeld, Devpriya Kumar, Shannon Fouse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3256131?pdf=render