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Gaze direction and facial expressions exert combined but different effects on attentional resources.
Cogn Emot. 2012; 26(6):1134-42.CE

Abstract

Gaze direction and facial expressions are critical components of face processing and have been shown to influence attention deployment. We investigated whether gaze direction (direct vs. averted) combined with a neutral or angry expression modulates the deployment of attentional resources over time. In a rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) paradigm participants had to decide the gender of a neutral or an angry target face with direct or averted gaze (T1) and then to judge the orientation of a target picture of a landscape (T2), following the face at different time intervals. Results showed no attentional blink effect (i.e., no deterioration in T2 accuracy) when T1 was an angry face with direct gaze, whereas it was present for angry faces with averted gaze or neutral faces with either averted or direct gaze. These findings are consistent with appraisal theories and are discussed against the background of automatic processing of threat stimuli.

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Ricciardelli P
Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy. paola.ricciardelli@unimib.it
Iani C
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Lugli L
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Pellicano A
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Nicoletti R
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MeSH

AdultAttentionAttentional BlinkEye MovementsFacial ExpressionFemaleHumansMalePhotic StimulationPsychomotor PerformanceTime FactorsVisual Perception

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Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22900946

Citation

Ricciardelli, Paola, et al. "Gaze Direction and Facial Expressions Exert Combined but Different Effects On Attentional Resources." Cognition & Emotion, vol. 26, no. 6, 2012, pp. 1134-42.
Ricciardelli P, Iani C, Lugli L, et al. Gaze direction and facial expressions exert combined but different effects on attentional resources. Cogn Emot. 2012;26(6):1134-42.
Ricciardelli, P., Iani, C., Lugli, L., Pellicano, A., & Nicoletti, R. (2012). Gaze direction and facial expressions exert combined but different effects on attentional resources. Cognition & Emotion, 26(6), 1134-42. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2011.638907
Ricciardelli P, et al. Gaze Direction and Facial Expressions Exert Combined but Different Effects On Attentional Resources. Cogn Emot. 2012;26(6):1134-42. PubMed PMID: 22900946.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Gaze direction and facial expressions exert combined but different effects on attentional resources. AU - Ricciardelli,Paola, AU - Iani,Cristina, AU - Lugli,Luisa, AU - Pellicano,Antonello, AU - Nicoletti,Roberto, Y1 - 2012/03/09/ PY - 2012/8/21/entrez PY - 2012/8/21/pubmed PY - 2013/1/11/medline SP - 1134 EP - 42 JF - Cognition & emotion JO - Cogn Emot VL - 26 IS - 6 N2 - Gaze direction and facial expressions are critical components of face processing and have been shown to influence attention deployment. We investigated whether gaze direction (direct vs. averted) combined with a neutral or angry expression modulates the deployment of attentional resources over time. In a rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) paradigm participants had to decide the gender of a neutral or an angry target face with direct or averted gaze (T1) and then to judge the orientation of a target picture of a landscape (T2), following the face at different time intervals. Results showed no attentional blink effect (i.e., no deterioration in T2 accuracy) when T1 was an angry face with direct gaze, whereas it was present for angry faces with averted gaze or neutral faces with either averted or direct gaze. These findings are consistent with appraisal theories and are discussed against the background of automatic processing of threat stimuli. SN - 1464-0600 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/22900946/Gaze_direction_and_facial_expressions_exert_combined_but_different_effects_on_attentional_resources_ L2 - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02699931.2011.638907 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -