Age-Related Response Bias in the Decoding of Sad Facial Expressions

Age-Related Response Bias in the Decoding of Sad Facial Expressions

Recent studies have found that age is negatively associated with the accuracy of decoding emotional facial expressions; this effect of age was found for actors as well as for raters. Given that motivational differences and stereotypes may bias the attribution of emotion, the aim of the present study...

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Main Authors: Mara Fölster, Ursula Hess, Isabell Hühnel, Katja Werheid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-10-01
Series:Behavioral Sciences
Subjects:
response bias
stereotypes
decoding accuracy
emotion attribution
facial expressions
aging
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/5/4/443

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