2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Anger superiority effect in the processing facial expression: An examination from attentional perspective.
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23530958
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Experimental psychology
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| Research Institution | Iwate Prefectural University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
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| Keywords | 怒り優位効果 / 表情認識 / 怒り顔 / 幸福顔 / 視覚探索課題 / 注意の瞬き現象 / 合成顔効果 / 全体処理・部分処理 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In the present study, anger superiority effect, which has been insisted on by many researchers in the processing of facial expression, was examined from the standpoint of attentional function. The results of experiments showed that any special attention to the angry expression could not be confirmed, suggesting that anger superiority effect is not robust phenomenon. Furthermore, when judging from the processing style of facial expression, it was indicated that holistic processing, which is thought to promote the detection of facial expression, was more dominant for happy expression than for angry expression. These results would provide a clue to resolve the contradiction between anger superiority and happy superiority in the processing of facial expression.
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| Free Research Field |
実験心理学
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