Role of motion signals in recognising subtle facial expressions of emotion

Journal article


Bould, Emma and Morris, Neil. (2008). Role of motion signals in recognising subtle facial expressions of emotion. British Journal of Psychology. 99(2), pp. 167 - 189. https://doi.org/10.1348/000712607X206702
AuthorsBould, Emma and Morris, Neil
Abstract

Three studies investigated the importance of movement for the recognition of subtle and intense expressions of emotion. In the first experiment, 36 facial emotion displays were duplicated in three conditions either upright or inverted in orientation. A dynamic condition addressed the perception of motion by using four still frames run together to encapsulate a moving sequence to show the expression emerging from neutral to the subtle emotion. The multi‐static condition contained the same four stills presented in succession, but with a visual noise mask (200 ms) between each frame to disrupt the apparent motion, whilst in the single‐static condition, only the last still image (subtle expression) was presented. Results showed a significant advantage for the dynamic condition, over the single‐ and multi‐static conditions, suggesting that motion signals provide a more accurate and robust mental representation of the expression. A second experiment demonstrated that the advantage of movement was reduced with expressions of a higher intensity, and the results of the third experiment showed that the advantage for the dynamic condition for recognizing subtle emotions was due to the motion signal rather than additional static information contained in the sequence. It is concluded that motion signals associated with the emergence of facial expressions can be a useful cue in the recognition process, especially when the expressions are subtle.

Year2008
JournalBritish Journal of Psychology
Journal citation99 (2), pp. 167 - 189
PublisherThe British Psychological Society
ISSN0007-1269
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1348/000712607X206702
Scopus EID2-s2.0-43849108892
Page range167 - 189
Publisher's version
File Access Level
Controlled
Place of publicationUnited Kingdom
Permalink -

https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/87x28/role-of-motion-signals-in-recognising-subtle-facial-expressions-of-emotion

Restricted files

Publisher's version

  • 41
    total views
  • 0
    total downloads
  • 1
    views this month
  • 0
    downloads this month
These values are for the period from 19th October 2020, when this repository was created.

Export as

Related outputs

Promoting twenty-first-century student competencies: A wellbeing approach
Whiteside, Mary, Bould, Emma, Tsey, Komla, Venville, Annie, Cadet-James, Yvonne and Morris, Meg E.. (2017). Promoting twenty-first-century student competencies: A wellbeing approach. Australian Social Work. 70(3), pp. 324 - 336. https://doi.org/10.1080/0312407X.2016.1263351
Exploring the potential of a collaborative web-based e-portfolio in social work field education
Venville, Annie, Cleak, Helen and Bould, Emma. (2017). Exploring the potential of a collaborative web-based e-portfolio in social work field education. Australian Social Work. 70(2), pp. 185 - 196. https://doi.org/10.1080/0312407X.2017.1278735
A Q-methodological Investigation into the Meanings of Cigarette Consumption
Moss, Timothy and Bould, Emma. (2009). A Q-methodological Investigation into the Meanings of Cigarette Consumption. Journal of Health Psychology. 14(1), pp. 36 - 42. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105308097941
Students' Goal Achievement: Exploring Individual and Situational Factors
Derrer-Rendall, Nicola, Wesson, Caroline, Anderson, Lindsey and Bould, Emma. (2009). Students' Goal Achievement: Exploring Individual and Situational Factors. Revista Electronica de Investigacion Educativa y Psicopedagogica. 7(3), pp. 1031 - 1052.
The Roles of Encoding and Retrieval Processes in Associative and Categorical Memory Illusions
Dewhurst, Stephen, Bould, Emma, Knott, Lauren and Thorley, Craig. (2009). The Roles of Encoding and Retrieval Processes in Associative and Categorical Memory Illusions. Journal of Memory and Language. 60(1), pp. 154 - 164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jml.2008.09.002
Recognising subtle emotional expressions: The role of facial movements
Bould, Emma, Morris, Neil and Wink, Brian. (2008). Recognising subtle emotional expressions: The role of facial movements. Cognition and Emotion. 22(8), pp. 1569 - 1587. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699930801921156