Facial expression of fear in the context of human ethology: Recognition advantage in the perception of male faces

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11240%2F15%3A10312972" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11240/15:10312972 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/61989592:15260/15:33156816

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.academia.edu/18142852/Facial_expression_of_fear_in_the_context_of_human_ethology_Recognition_advantage_in_the_perception_of_male_faces" target="_blank" >https://www.academia.edu/18142852/Facial_expression_of_fear_in_the_context_of_human_ethology_Recognition_advantage_in_the_perception_of_male_faces</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Facial expression of fear in the context of human ethology: Recognition advantage in the perception of male faces

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Facial expression is one of the core issues in the ethological approach to the study of human behaviour. This study discusses sex-specific aspects of the recognition of the facial expression of fear using results from our previously published experimental study. We conducted an experiment in which 201 participants judged seven different facial expressions: anger, contempt, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness and surprise (Trnka et al. 2007). Participants were able to recognize the facial expression of fear significantly better on a male face than on a female face. Females also recognized fear generally better than males. The present study provides a new interpretation of this sex difference in the recognition of fear. We interpret these results within the paradigm of human ethology, taking into account the adaptive function of the facial expression of fear. We argue that better detection of fear might be crucial for females under a situation of serious danger in groups of early hominids.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Facial expression of fear in the context of human ethology: Recognition advantage in the perception of male faces

Popis výsledku anglicky

Facial expression is one of the core issues in the ethological approach to the study of human behaviour. This study discusses sex-specific aspects of the recognition of the facial expression of fear using results from our previously published experimental study. We conducted an experiment in which 201 participants judged seven different facial expressions: anger, contempt, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness and surprise (Trnka et al. 2007). Participants were able to recognize the facial expression of fear significantly better on a male face than on a female face. Females also recognized fear generally better than males. The present study provides a new interpretation of this sex difference in the recognition of fear. We interpret these results within the paradigm of human ethology, taking into account the adaptive function of the facial expression of fear. We argue that better detection of fear might be crucial for females under a situation of serious danger in groups of early hominids.

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

AN - Psychologie

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA15-19968S" target="_blank" >GA15-19968S: Spiritualita a zdraví u adolescentů a dospělých v ČR</a><br>

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2015

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Neuroendocrinology Letters

ISSN

0172-780X

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

36

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

SE - Švédské království

Počet stran výsledku

6

Strana od-do

106-111

Kód UT WoS článku

000356968700002

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-84937391839