How an individual understands the emotional expression of a face or voice is found to be influenced by perceived gender.
Our Mind Controls How We Interpret Emotions on Others Faces
Emotions like anger and sadness may be viewed similarly or differently by people depending on their pre-conceived beliefs, says study.
Emotions like anger and sadness may be viewed similarly or differently by people depending on their pre-conceived beliefs, says study.
‘How an individual understands the emotional expression of a face or voice is found to be influenced by perceived gender.’
The paper published in the journal Emotion reveals that both men and women subconsciously make the same mistakes. Dr. Korb, from the Department of Psychology, hopes the research will be expanded and could help make us more aware of our built-in biases.
He said: “This study shows how important it is not to rely too much on your first impressions, as they can easily be wrong. Next time you find yourself attributing happiness or sadness to a woman be aware of your bias and possible misinterpretation. Interestingly there wasn’t a gender divide in the way the perceived sex of a face affected emotional judgments – but women were slightly more sensitive to subtle changes in emotion overall.”
Now Computers can Read Emotions Through Lip - Reading!
Researchers have developed a computer that has the ability to decode human emotions by studying lip pattern
Researchers have developed a computer that has the ability to decode human emotions by studying lip pattern
A total of 256 participants in three studies were shown the mock-ups or played the voices and asked to judge emotions and whether someone was male or female.
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Body Language is an Important Indicator of Your Emotions
It is not easy to judge someone’s emotional state by evaluating simply the facial expressions. Facial expression alone is not helpful, the role of body language is also important.
It is not easy to judge someone’s emotional state by evaluating simply the facial expressions. Facial expression alone is not helpful, the role of body language is also important.
It is thought this may be due to an unconscious activation of the amygdala – an important emotion center in the brain.
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Positive Effect of Negative Emotions: Chocolate Tastes Better When You Are Dieting
Kelly Goldsmith and her colleagues found that guilt activates cognitions related to pleasures which in turn increase the pleasure experienced from consumption.
Kelly Goldsmith and her colleagues found that guilt activates cognitions related to pleasures which in turn increase the pleasure experienced from consumption.
It is also speculated that being biased to perceive males as angry is an evolutionary advantage as it prepares for a fight or flight response.
Source-Eurekalert
