Emotional Tears Communicate Sadness but Not Excessive Emotions Without Other Contextual Knowledge

Emotional Tears Communicate Sadness but Not Excessive Emotions Without Other Contextual Knowledge

Contexts of face perception are diverse. They range from the social environment to body postures, from the expresser’s gaze direction to the tone of voice. In extending the research on contexts of face perception, we investigated people’s perception of tears on a face. The act of shedding tears is o...

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Main Authors: Kenichi Ito, Chew Wei Ong, Ryo Kitada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
tear
face perception
facial expressions
emotion
intensity rating
multidimensional scaling
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00878/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00878/full

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