Nonverbal "accents": Cultural differences in facial expressions of emotion
Nonverbal "accents": Cultural differences in facial expressions of emotion
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DOI：
10.1111/1467-9280.24461
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发表时间：
2003-07-01
影响因子：
8.2
通讯作者：
Ambady, N
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作者：
Marsh, AA;Elfenbein, HA;Ambady, N
我们报告了非语言“口音”的证据，即不同文化背景下面部表情的细微差异。参与者观看了日本国民和日裔美国人的照片，在照片中，装模者的肌肉动作被标准化，以消除表达方式的差异，无论是文化上的还是其他方面的。受试者猜出的是那些在概率水平上表现出情感表情的人的国籍，而且比他们对表现中性表情的同一人的国籍的判断要准确得多。这些发现表明，情绪的面部表情可以包含非语言口音，这些口音可以识别表情者的国籍或文化。在表达情感的过程中，文化差异会加剧，而不仅仅是停留在面部特征或其他静态的外表元素上。这一证据表明，关于情感表达普遍性的极端观点是不完整的。
We report evidence for nonverbal "accents," subtle differences in the appearance of facial expressions of emotion across cultures. Participants viewed photographs of Japanese nationals and Japanese Americans in which posers' muscle movements were standardized to eliminate differences in expressions, cultural or otherwise. Participants guessed the nationality of posers displaying emotional expressions at above-chance levels, and with greater accuracy than they judged the nationality of the same posers displaying neutral expressions. These findings indicate that facial expressions of emotion can contain nonverbal accents that identify the expresser's nationality or culture. Cultural differences are intensified during the act of expressing emotion, rather than residing only in facial features or other static elements of appearance. This evidence suggests that extreme positions regarding the universality of emotional expressions are incomplete.