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PERCEPTION AND JUDGMENT OF FACIAL EXPRESSIONS AMONG THE CHINESE
Author(s) -
Chan David W.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
international journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1464-066X
pISSN - 0020-7594
DOI - 10.1080/00207598508247563
Subject(s) - disgust , psychology , perception , multidimensional scaling , facial expression , social psychology , cognitive psychology , space (punctuation) , identification (biology) , communication , statistics , linguistics , mathematics , philosophy , botany , anger , neuroscience , biology
Perceived relationships among nine facial expressions were structurally represented in a two‐space configuration by multidimensional scaling procedure. The two dimensions operative for Chinese judges were interpreted as positive versus negative emotions and open versus controlled styles of expressions. While there was some consensus in identifying seven of the nine intended emotions, interest‐excitement and disgust‐revulsion were often not recognized. Implications of cross‐cultural comparisons in identification rates were discussed.