APS
2024 APS Annual Convention · 2024
The Effect of Acute Stress on Recognizing Facial Expressions of Emotion: An Eye Tracking Study
- Max Marshall
Toronto Metropolitan University - Alexandra Fiocco
Toronto Metropolitan University
Abstract
We investigated the impact of acute psychosocial stress on accurate recognition of six basic emotions. Exposure to stress improved recognition accuracy of fearful, angry, and surprised facial expressions (ps = .01-.04, ηp2= .08-.14). Eye-tracking analyses revealed a significant difference between groups for nasion gaze.
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