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Title: The Use of Aftereffects in the Study of Relationships among Emotion Categories
Language: English
Authors: Rutherford, M. D., Chattha, Harnimrat Monica, Krysko, Kristen M.
Source: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. Feb 2008 34(1):27-40.
Availability: American Psychological Association. Journals Department, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242. Tel: 800-374-2721; Tel: 202-336-5510; Fax: 202-336-5502; e-mail: order@apa.org; Web site: http://www.apa.org/publications
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Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 2008
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Experiments, Prediction, Psychological Patterns, Visual Perception, Sensory Experience
ISSN: 0096-1523
Abstract: The perception of visual aftereffects has been long recognized, and these aftereffects reveal a relationship between perceptual categories. Thus, emotional expression aftereffects can be used to map the categorical relationships among emotion percepts. One might expect a symmetric relationship among categories, but an evolutionary, functional perspective predicts an asymmetrical relationship. In a series of 7 experiments, the authors tested these predictions. Participants fixated on a facial expression, then briefly viewed a neutral expression, then reported the apparent facial expression of the 2nd image. Experiment 1 revealed that happy and sad are opposites of one another; each evokes the other as an aftereffect. The 2nd and 3rd experiments reveal that fixating on any negative emotions yields an aftereffect perceived as happy, whereas fixating on a happy face results in the perception of a sad aftereffect. This suggests an asymmetric relationship among categories. Experiments 4-7 explored the mechanism driving this effect. The evolutionary and functional explanations for the category asymmetry are discussed.
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