The spatial distribution of eye movements predicts the (false) recognition of emotional facial expressions

被引:9
作者
Poncet, Fanny [1 ]
Soussignan, Robert [1 ]
Jaffiol, Margaux [1 ]
Gaudelus, Baptiste [2 ,3 ]
Leleu, Arnaud [1 ]
Demily, Caroline [4 ,5 ]
Franck, Nicolas [2 ,3 ]
Baudouin, Jean-Yves [6 ]
机构
[1] Univ Bourgogne Franche Comte, Ctr Sci Gout & Alimentat, Dev Ethol & Cognit Psychol Lab, AgroSup Dijon,CNRS,Inrae, Dijon, France
[2] Ctr Hosp Le Vinatier, Ctr Ressource Rehabil Psychosociale & Remediat Co, Lyon, France
[3] Univ Lyon 1, Univ Lyon, CNRS UMR 5229, Lyon, France
[4] Ctr Hosp le Vinatier, Marc Jeannerod Inst CNRS, Reference Ctr Rare Dis Psychiat Phenotype GenoPsy, Bron, France
[5] Claude Bernard Lyon 1 Univ, Bron, France
[6] Univ Lyon Lumiere Lyon 2, Inst Psychol, Dept Psychol Dev Educ & Vulnerabilites PsyDEV, Lab Dev Individu Proc Handicap Educ DIPHE, Lyon, France
来源
PLOS ONE | 2021年 / 16卷 / 01期
关键词
CONFIGURAL INFORMATION; PERCEPTION; FACE; DISGUST; DISORDERS; FIXATIONS; ATTENTION; CHILDREN; GENDER;
D O I
10.1371/journal.pone.0245777
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Recognizing facial expressions of emotions is a fundamental ability for adaptation to the social environment. To date, it remains unclear whether the spatial distribution of eye movements predicts accurate recognition or, on the contrary, confusion in the recognition of facial emotions. In the present study, we asked participants to recognize facial emotions while monitoring their gaze behavior using eye-tracking technology. In Experiment 1a, 40 participants (20 women) performed a classic facial emotion recognition task with a 5-choice procedure (anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness). In Experiment 1b, a second group of 40 participants (20 women) was exposed to the same materials and procedure except that they were instructed to say whether (i.e., Yes/No response) the face expressed a specific emotion (e.g., anger), with the five emotion categories tested in distinct blocks. In Experiment 2, two groups of 32 participants performed the same task as in Experiment 1a while exposed to partial facial expressions composed of actions units (AUs) present or absent in some parts of the face (top, middle, or bottom). The coding of the AUs produced by the models showed complex facial configurations for most emotional expressions, with several AUs in common. Eye-tracking data indicated that relevant facial actions were actively gazed at by the decoders during both accurate recognition and errors. False recognition was mainly associated with the additional visual exploration of less relevant facial actions in regions containing ambiguous AUs or AUs relevant to other emotional expressions. Finally, the recognition of facial emotions from partial expressions showed that no single facial actions were necessary to effectively communicate an emotional state. In contrast, the recognition of facial emotions relied on the integration of a complex set of facial cues.
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