ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
On the Parallel Influences of Facial and Bodily Expressions of Emotion on Social Trust
- Mark Rotteveel
University of Amsterdam - Piotr Winkielman
University of California, San Diego - Mariska Kret
Leiden University
Abstract
Human cooperation involves trust that can be based on partners’ emotional expressions. Facial expression is naturally encountered within the context of bodily expressions. We show higher trust in partners showing happy expressions than partners expressing fear or anger. Unexpectedly, incongruence between facial- and bodily expressions was of no consequence.
Emotion
