APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Embodying Emotion: An Interdisciplinary Resurrection of Gestures in Emotion Recognition
- Aimee Knupsky
Allegheny College - Annie Utterback
Allegheny College - M. Soledad Caballero
Allegheny College
Abstract
An interdisciplinary, cognitive-humanities study was conducted to consider how 18th century conceptions of emotion expression may inform current psychological and neuroscientific debates. Participants identified emotions while viewing theatrical, whole-body gestures in this eye-tracking investigation. Accuracy varied across the range of gestures but was highest for emotions like pride and anger.
Emotion