Processing emotion information from both the face and body: An eye-movement study

Shields, Kerry, Engelhardt, Paul and Ietswaart, Magdalena (2012) Processing emotion information from both the face and body: An eye-movement study. Cognition & Emotion, 26 (4). pp. 699-709. ISSN 0269-9931

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Abstract

This study examined the perception of emotional expressions, focusing on the face and the body. Photographs of four actors expressing happiness, sadness, anger, and fear were presented in congruent (e.g. happy face with happy body) and incongruent (e.g. happy face with fearful body) combinations. Participants selected an emotional label using a four-option categorization task. Reaction times and accuracy for the categorization judgment, and eye movements were the dependent variables. Two regions of interest were examined: face and body. Results showed better accuracy and faster reaction times for congruent images compared to incongruent images. Eye movements showed an interaction in which there were more fixations and longer dwell times to the face and fewer fixations and shorter dwell times to the body with incongruent images. Thus, conflicting information produced a marked effect on information processing in which participants focused to a greater extent on the face compared to the body.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	emotion, facial expressions, body emotion, eye movements, emotion perception
Subjects:	B900 Others in Subjects allied to Medicine C800 Psychology
Department:	Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Psychology Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation
Depositing User:	Ay Okpokam
Date Deposited:	23 Dec 2011 13:33
Last Modified:	12 Oct 2019 15:29
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/4418

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