Visual-Field Bias in the Judgment of Facial Expression of Emotion

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ID10121514
AuthorsH S Asthana (0000-0002-3159-1136, Veer Kunwar Singh University, corresponding author), Manas K Manual (Indian Institute of Technology Indore)
Year2001
Volume128
Issue1
Pages21-29
Publication date2001-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of General Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-1309 • E-ISSN: 1940-0888
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00221300109598895
PMID11277444
OpenAlexW2121870267
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited23

The left and right hemispheres of the brain are differentially related to the processing of emotions. Although there is little doubt that the right hemisphere is relatively superior for processing negative emotions, controversy exists over the hemispheric role in the processing of positive emotions. Eighty right-handed normal male participants were examined for visual-field (left-right) differences in the perception of facial expressions of emotion. Facial composite (RR, LL) and hemifacial (R, L) sets depicting emotion expressions of happiness and sadness were prepared. Pairs of such photographs were presented bilaterally for 150 ms, and participants were asked to select the photographs that looked more expressive. A left visual-field superiority (a right-hemisphere function) was found for sad facial emotion. A hemispheric advantage in the perception of happy expression was not found

Anger · Audiology · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Emotion Perception · Emotional expression · Expression (computer science · Face perception · Facial expression · Happiness · Laterality · Lateralization of brain function · Perception · Right hemisphere · Sadness · Visual field · Communication · Computer Science · Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience · Medicine · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Neuroscience · Psychology · Social Psychology · Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction

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