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Emotion-color associations in the context of the face.

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Facial expressions of emotion contain important information that is perceived and used by observers to understand others' emotional state. While there has been considerable research into perceptions of facial musculature and emotion, less work has been conducted to understand perceptions of facial coloration and emotion. The current research examined emotion-color associations in the context of the face. Across 4 experiments, participants were asked to manipulate the color of face, or shape, stimuli along 2 color axes (i.e., red-green, yellow-blue) for 6 target emotions (i.e., anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness, surprise). The results yielded a pattern that is consistent with physiological and psychological models of emotion. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).

Source: Emotion

DOI: 10.1037/emo0000358

Authors: Christopher A. Thorstenson, Andrew J. Elliot, Adam D. Pazda, David I. Perrett, Dengke Xiao

Institutions: Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Rochester, University of South Carolina Aiken, University of St Andrews

Language: English

Topic: Face Recognition and Perception

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2758786803

FWCI: 4.019

Cites: 58

Cited by: 74

Related to: 10