Hidden faces, altered perceptions: the impact of face masks on interpersonal perception
The pandemic has made wearing masks commonplace, prompting researchers to investigate their effects on interpersonal perception. Findings indicate masks obstruct face identification and expression recognition, with lower face cues being most affected. When judging attractiveness, masks can enhance t...
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| author | Shuai Wang Chengyang Han Chengyang Han Zihan Sang Xuhui Zhang Shitao Chen Haoran Wang Gang Wang Yiqian Xu Xue Lei Jixu Chen |
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| description | The pandemic has made wearing masks commonplace, prompting researchers to investigate their effects on interpersonal perception. Findings indicate masks obstruct face identification and expression recognition, with lower face cues being most affected. When judging attractiveness, masks can enhance the appeal of less attractive faces, but reduce the appeal of more attractive faces. Trust and speech perception outcomes are inconclusive. Future studies could focus on individual differences in how masks influence our perception of others. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dbe99c4b83a24b49ac20188edafc02032023-06-21T09:49:01ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782023-06-011410.3389/fpsyg.2023.12034421203442Hidden faces, altered perceptions: the impact of face masks on interpersonal perceptionShuai Wang0Chengyang Han1Chengyang Han2Zihan Sang3Xuhui Zhang4Shitao Chen5Haoran Wang6Gang Wang7Yiqian Xu8Xue Lei9Jixu Chen10Department of Psychology, College of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Psychology, College of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, ChinaZhejiang Philosophy and Social Science Laboratory for Research in Early Development and Childcare, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Psychology, College of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Psychology, College of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Psychology, College of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Psychology, College of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Psychology, College of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Psychology, College of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, ChinaSchool of Business Administration, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, Hangzhou, ChinaChinese Education Modernization Research Institute of Hangzhou Normal University (Zhejiang Provincial Key Think Tank), Hangzhou, ChinaThe pandemic has made wearing masks commonplace, prompting researchers to investigate their effects on interpersonal perception. Findings indicate masks obstruct face identification and expression recognition, with lower face cues being most affected. When judging attractiveness, masks can enhance the appeal of less attractive faces, but reduce the appeal of more attractive faces. Trust and speech perception outcomes are inconclusive. Future studies could focus on individual differences in how masks influence our perception of others.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1203442/fullface maskface recognitionfacial attractivenessspeech perceptiontrustworthy judgment |
| spellingShingle | Shuai Wang Chengyang Han Chengyang Han Zihan Sang Xuhui Zhang Shitao Chen Haoran Wang Gang Wang Yiqian Xu Xue Lei Jixu Chen Hidden faces, altered perceptions: the impact of face masks on interpersonal perception Frontiers in Psychology face mask face recognition facial attractiveness speech perception trustworthy judgment |
| title | Hidden faces, altered perceptions: the impact of face masks on interpersonal perception |
| title_full | Hidden faces, altered perceptions: the impact of face masks on interpersonal perception |
| title_fullStr | Hidden faces, altered perceptions: the impact of face masks on interpersonal perception |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hidden faces, altered perceptions: the impact of face masks on interpersonal perception |
| title_short | Hidden faces, altered perceptions: the impact of face masks on interpersonal perception |
| title_sort | hidden faces altered perceptions the impact of face masks on interpersonal perception |
| topic | face mask face recognition facial attractiveness speech perception trustworthy judgment |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1203442/full |
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