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The forced-choice paradigm and the perception of facial expressions of emotion

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ID6202447
AuthorsMark G Frank (0000-0002-0906-1497, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey), M Frank (0000-0001-6294-2106, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, corresponding author), Janine Stennett
Year2001
Volume80
Issue1
Pages75-85
Publication date2001-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037//0022-3514.80.1.75
PMID11195893
OpenAlexW4253477913
LanguageEN
Citations received53
References cited39

The view that certain facial expressions of emotion are universally agreed on has been challenged by studies showing that the forced-choice paradigm may have artificially forced agreement. This article addressed this methodological criticism by offering participants the opportunity to select a none of these terms are correct option from a list of emotion labels in a modified forced-choice paradigm. The results show that agreement on the emotion label for particular facial expressions is still greater than chance, that artifactual agreement on incorrect emotion labels is obviated, that participants select the none option when asked to judge a novel expression, and that adding 4 more emotion labels does not change the pattern of agreement reported in universality studies. Although the original forced-choice format may have been prone to artifactual agreement, the modified forced-choice format appears to remedy that problem

Agreement · Cognitive psychology · Expression (computer science · Face perception · Facial expression · Linguistics · Perception · Social approval · Social perception · Two-alternative forced choice · Universality (dynamical systems · Color perception and design · Communication · Computer Science · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Face Recognition and Perception · Psychology · Social Psychology

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