Abstract
The multitude of facial expressions that humans are capable of is particularly potent in capturing attention. Facial expressions provide crucial information regarding a person's internal state and intentions and therefore the rapid recognition of these expressions can facilitate efficient social interaction. This article reviews evidence from a number of domains and argues that common personality traits-that are distributed normally in the general population-can have a profound influence on the processing of facial expressions. It synthesizes data from behavioral and neuroimaging research to illustrate that these personality traits are an important determinant of emotion processing. The article focuses on the processing of facial emotional expressions paying particular attention to the influence of common personality traits in influencing emotion processing. A complete understanding of the cognitive and neural mechanisms involved in the processing of facial expressions, should take individual differences in personality traits into account.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Oxford Handbook of Face Perception |
| Publisher | SIPRI/Oxford University Press |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780191743672 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780199559053 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 21 Nov 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Oxford University Press, 2014.
Keywords
- Emotion processing
- Facial expressions
- Person's internal state
- Personality traits
- Social interaction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Psychology
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