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Action valence and affective perception

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 January 2017

Walter Gerbino  and
Carlo Fantoni
Walter Gerbino
Affiliation:
Department of Life Sciences, Psychology Unit “Gaetano Kanizsa,” University of Trieste, 34128 Trieste, Italy. gerbino@units.it cfantoni@units.it http://bit.ly/units_dsv_wg http://bit.ly/units_dsv_cf
Carlo Fantoni
Affiliation:
Department of Life Sciences, Psychology Unit “Gaetano Kanizsa,” University of Trieste, 34128 Trieste, Italy. gerbino@units.it cfantoni@units.it http://bit.ly/units_dsv_wg http://bit.ly/units_dsv_cf
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Abstract

Respecting all constraints proposed by Firestone & Scholl (F&S), we have shown that perceived facial expressions of emotion depend on the congruency between bodily action (comfort/discomfort) and target emotion (happiness/anger) valence. Our studies challenge any bold claim against penetrability of perception and suggest that perceptual theory can benefit from demonstrations of how – under controlled circumstances – observer's states can mold expressive qualities.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 39 , 2016 , e243
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 

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