Abstract
A growing body of research demonstrates that facial social category cues (i.e. race, sex, and age) can influence how quickly and accurately emotional expressions are recognised. The majority of this work has focused on the influence of only one social category at a time. From the few studies that have looked at the influence of more than one category, it cannot be determined whether one cue is more influential than another, or whether multiple social cues have a combined influence on emotion recognition. To determine the influence of multiple relevant social categories on emotion recognition, participants categorised happy an angry expressions displayed on faces varying in both race and sex (Experiment 1) or age and sex (Experiment 2). An influence of both race and sex (Experiment 1) and age and sex (Experiment 2) was observed on emotion recognition speed. Findings indicate that multiple relevant social category cues concurrently influence emotion recognition.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - Apr 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 45th Annual Conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists - Brisbane, Australia Duration: 31 Mar 2016 → 3 Apr 2016 Conference number: 45th |
Conference
Conference | 45th Annual Conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists |
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Abbreviated title | SASP |
Country/Territory | Australia |
City | Brisbane |
Period | 31/03/16 → 3/04/16 |