A New Approach to Measuring Individual Differences in Sensitivity to Facial Expressions: Influence of Temperamental Shyness and Sociability

To examine individual differences in adults’ sensitivity to facial expressions, we used a novel method that has proved revealing in studies of developmental change. Using static faces morphed to show different intensities of facial expressions, we calculated two measures: (1) the threshold to detect...

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Main Authors: Xiaoqing eGao, Julia eChiesa, Daphne eMaurer, Louis A Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00026/full