title: Action valence and affective perception.
abstract: Respecting all constraints proposed by Firestone & Scholl (F&S), we have shown that perceived facial expressions of emotion depend on the congruency between bodily action (comfort/discomfort) and target emotion (happiness/anger) valence. Our studies challenge any bold claim against penetrability of perception and suggest that perceptual theory can benefit from demonstrations of how - under controlled circumstances - observer's states can mold expressive qualities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Sciences,Psychology Unit "Gaetano Kanizsa," University of Trieste,34128 Trieste,Italy.gerbino@units.itcfantoni@units.ithttp://bit.ly/units_dsv_wghttp://bit.ly/units_dsv_cf.
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gerbino
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Sciences,Psychology Unit "Gaetano Kanizsa," University of Trieste,34128 Trieste,Italy.gerbino@units.itcfantoni@units.ithttp://bit.ly/units_dsv_wghttp://bit.ly/units_dsv_cf.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fantoni
mesh_terms: D000786:Anger; D004644:Emotions; D005149:Facial Expression; D006240:Happiness; D006801:Humans; D010465:Perception