Psychophysiological responses to facial expression of surprise, sadness, and disgust
Objective The aim of the present study was to evaluate psychophysiological responses to expressions of surprise, sadness, and disgust and the possible effect of the expresser's sex. Method The startle reflex, the skin conductance response (SCR), and heart rate (HR) were recorded in 50 participa...
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| author | Carlos Gantiva Andrés Araujo Luz Calderón Paola Gómez Fernando Reina |
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| description | Objective The aim of the present study was to evaluate psychophysiological responses to expressions of surprise, sadness, and disgust and the possible effect of the expresser's sex. Method The startle reflex, the skin conductance response (SCR), and heart rate (HR) were recorded in 50 participants while they viewed male and female expressions of surprise, sadness, and disgust. Results The results showed enhanced startle reflex potentiation and greater HR deceleration in response to disgust expressions and a larger SCR and greater HR deceleration in response to male expressions of disgust. Conclusions These results suggest higher activation of the defensive motivational system and an orienting response to expressions of disgust, especially those of male faces. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c902d3c7a87b4cf4bbb9e0db8db5aeb02023-09-19T08:54:46ZengTaylor & Francis GroupAustralian Journal of Psychology0004-95301742-95362019-06-0171210010710.1111/ajpy.1222212098924Psychophysiological responses to facial expression of surprise, sadness, and disgustCarlos Gantiva0Andrés Araujo1Luz Calderón2Paola Gómez3Fernando Reina4Department of Psychology, Universidad de San BuenaventuraDepartment of Psychology, Universidad de San BuenaventuraDepartment of Psychology, Universidad de San BuenaventuraDepartment of Psychology, Universidad de San BuenaventuraDepartment of Psychology, Universidad de San BuenaventuraObjective The aim of the present study was to evaluate psychophysiological responses to expressions of surprise, sadness, and disgust and the possible effect of the expresser's sex. Method The startle reflex, the skin conductance response (SCR), and heart rate (HR) were recorded in 50 participants while they viewed male and female expressions of surprise, sadness, and disgust. Results The results showed enhanced startle reflex potentiation and greater HR deceleration in response to disgust expressions and a larger SCR and greater HR deceleration in response to male expressions of disgust. Conclusions These results suggest higher activation of the defensive motivational system and an orienting response to expressions of disgust, especially those of male faces.http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajpy.12222emotionfacesheart rateskin conductance responsestartle reflex |
| spellingShingle | Carlos Gantiva Andrés Araujo Luz Calderón Paola Gómez Fernando Reina Psychophysiological responses to facial expression of surprise, sadness, and disgust Australian Journal of Psychology emotion faces heart rate skin conductance response startle reflex |
| title | Psychophysiological responses to facial expression of surprise, sadness, and disgust |
| title_full | Psychophysiological responses to facial expression of surprise, sadness, and disgust |
| title_fullStr | Psychophysiological responses to facial expression of surprise, sadness, and disgust |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychophysiological responses to facial expression of surprise, sadness, and disgust |
| title_short | Psychophysiological responses to facial expression of surprise, sadness, and disgust |
| title_sort | psychophysiological responses to facial expression of surprise sadness and disgust |
| topic | emotion faces heart rate skin conductance response startle reflex |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajpy.12222 |
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