Cultural differences in recognition of subdued facial expressions of emotions

被引:14
作者
Zhang, Fang [1 ]
Parmley, Maria [1 ]
Wan, XiaoAn [2 ]
Cavanagh, Sarah [1 ]
机构
[1] Assumption Coll, Dept Psychol, Worcester, MA 01609 USA
[2] Tsinghua Univ, Dept Psychol, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China
关键词
In-group advantage; Culture; Facial expressions; Recognition accuracy; Subtle expression; IN-GROUP ADVANTAGE; INTENSITY; PERCEPTION; JUDGMENTS; INDIVIDUALISM; COLLECTIVISM; FAMILIARITY; VALIDATION; ACCURACY; DYNAMICS;
D O I
10.1007/s11031-014-9454-x
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
A relative in-group advantage for recognizing emotional facial expressions presented at full intensity has been documented. The present study examined whether this in-group advantage also existed for the recognition of subdued expressions. American and Chinese participants judged Caucasian and Chinese angry, sad, and happy expressions at subtle, low, and moderate intensity levels. An in-group advantage was found at the low and moderate intensity levels for angry expressions (the effect was partial at moderate intensity), and at the moderate intensity level for sad expressions. But at milder expression intensities, the in-group advantage disappeared, replaced by a main cultural effect in recognition accuracy. American judges were more accurate than Chinese judges in judging both Caucasian and Chinese expressions at the subtle intensity level for angry expressions and at both the subtle and low intensity levels for sad expressions. The present findings suggest that the in-group advantage resides in recognizing expressions of mid-range intensities but diminishes in recognizing milder expressions, and when the in-group advantage stops, cultural differences in sensitivity to very subtle expressions come to fore, at least for negative emotions involving potential threats to social harmony. The present findings suggest that Americans may be better able to detect very subtle facial expressions of sadness and anger, which may have implications for our understanding of cross-cultural differences in emotion.
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页码:309 / 319
页数:11
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