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Affect and Face Perception

Odors Modulate the Recognition Advantage of Happy Faces

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ID15407828
AuthorsJukka Leppänen (0000-0003-3303-3602, Tampere University, corresponding author), Jukka M Leppänen, Jari K Hietanen (0000-0002-7585-3775, Tampere University)
Year2003
Volume3
Issue4
Pages315-326
Publication date2003-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEmotion (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1528-3542 • E-ISSN: 1931-1516
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037/1528-3542.3.4.315
PMID14674826
OpenAlexW2087976114
LanguageEN
Citations received24
References cited57

Previous choice reaction time studies have provided consistent evidence for faster recognition of positive (e.g., happy) than negative (e.g., disgusted) facial expressions. A predominance of positive emotions in normal contexts may partly explain this effect. The present study used pleasant and unpleasant odors to test whether emotional context affects the happy face advantage. Results from 2 experiments indicated that happiness was recognized faster than disgust in a pleasant context, but this advantage disappeared in an unpleasant context because of the slow recognition of happy faces. Odors may modulate the functioning of those emotion-related brain structures that participate in the formation of the perceptual representations of the facial expressions and in the generation of the conceptual knowledge associated with the signaled emotion

Affect (linguistics · Anger · Cognitive psychology · Context (archaeology · Disgust · Emotion Perception · Face (sociological concept · Face perception · Facial expression · Facial recognition system · Happiness · Pattern recognition (psychology · Perception · Communication · Face Recognition and Perception · Neuroscience · Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social Psychology

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