Current theories of emotion perception posit that basic facial expressions signal
categorically discrete emotions or affective dimensions of valence and arousal. In both …

We report two studies which attempt to explain why some researchers found that neutral
faces determine judgments of recognition as strongly as expressions of basic emotion, even …

Existing research suggests that adults make effective trustworthiness judgments based on
facial attractiveness during initial interactions. However, little is known about how children …

This study tested the hypothesis derived from ecological theory that adaptive social
perceptions of emotion expressions fuel trait impressions. Moreover, it was predicted that …

In Exp I, photos of 15 female target persons posing happy, neutral, and sad facial
expressions were rated by 257 undergraduates for facial attractiveness using paired …

Behavioral studies show that people self-enhance across a number of domains, including
self-face recognition. We used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate …

Certain features of facial appearance perceptually resemble expressive cues related to
facial displays of emotion. We hypothesized that because expressive markers of anger (such …

Certain facial expressions have been theorized to be easily recognizable signals of specific
emotions. If so, these expressions should override situationally based expectations used by …

In this set of studies, we examine the perceptual similarities between emotions that share
either a valence or a motivational direction. Determination is a positive approach-related …