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| Research article summary (published 30 Oct 2002): |
Are facial displays social? Situational influences in the attribution of emotion to facial expressions.
Full Abstract
Observers are remarkably consistent in attributing particular emotions to particular facial expressions, at least in Western societies. Here, we suggest that this consistency is an instance of the fundamental attribution error. We therefore hypothesized that a small variation in the procedure of the recognition study, which emphasizes situational information, would change the participants' attributions. In two studies, participants were asked to judge whether a prototypical "emotional facial expression" was more plausibly associated with a social-communicative situation (one involving communication to another person) or with an equally emotional but nonsocial, situation. Participants were found more likely to associate each facial display with the social than with the nonsocial situation. This result was found across all emotions presented (happiness, fear, disgust, anger, and sadness) and for both Spanish and Canadian participants.
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Author/s: Fernández-Dols, José-Miguel (JM); Carrera, Pilar (P); Russell, James A (JA);
Affiliation: Facultad de Psicologia, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain. jose.dols(-atsign-)uam.es
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: The Spanish journal of psychology (Span J Psychol), published in Spain. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Nov; vol 5 (issue 2) : pp 119-24
Dates: Created 2002/11/13; Completed 2003/03/13; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12428478, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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