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SUMMARY:Inside-out:  How emotions are perceived in the face - Dr Eva Krumh
 uber\, University College London
DTSTART:20190529T140000Z
DTEND:20190529T150000Z
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CONTACT:Elisa Militaru
DESCRIPTION:The vast majority of research into the nonverbal communication
  of emotions focuses on prototypical expressive patterns\, often deliberat
 ely posed by actors upon instructions by the researcher. In terms of the d
 isplayed emotions\, the criterion for usage typically is clearly and easil
 y recognizable expressions. In this talk\, I would like to argue that the 
 emotional clarity and prototypicality of facial displays is not sufficient
  to capture the complexities and subtleties of human emotion perception. B
 ased on a number of studies I show that perceivers go beyond what is direc
 tly observable and make inferences about the underlying states\, intention
 s\, and qualities of others. These concern attributes of the stimulus targ
 et\, i.e. the type of facial expression and the presence of situational cu
 es. As such\, the same facial expression is interpreted differently depend
 ing on its temporal or contextual shaping. Furthermore\, attributes of the
  perceiver such as experiential and motivational factors impact the meanin
 g of facial expressions. This can be seen in situations when facial mimicr
 y is experimentally inhibited\, thereby leading to stronger reliance on co
 nceptual and often stereotypical knowledge in emotion interpretation. The 
 findings will be discussed building on a range of techniques (i.e.\, facia
 l EMG\, eye tracking\, binocular rivalry)\, with the goal to elucidate the
  social and emotional meaning of facial expressions.\n\n_Dr Eva Krumhuber 
 is an assistant professor in the Department of Experimental Psychology at 
 University College London. Her research investigates the social psychologi
 cal aspects of face perception and various factors that moderate people’
 s judgments. Eva obtained her PhD degree in social psychology at Cardiff U
 niversity for which she won the Hadyn Ellis Prize for Outstanding Disserta
 tion. Subsequent postdoctoral work in Switzerland and Germany led to the d
 evelopment of new animation software for an award-winning market research 
 project\, as well as technological applications to aid cultural understand
 ing and empathy in children and young adults. Besides her contributions to
  psychology\, her research has proven relevant in industry for the success
 ful modelling of emotions in virtual characters\, also being commercially 
 used by the film and video games industry. Eva has published widely within
  the field of psychology and computer science\, and currently serves as an
  Associate Editor of the Journal of Nonverbal Behavior\, and Frontiers in 
 Psychology: Personality and Social Psychology._
LOCATION:Nick Mackintosch Room\, Department of Psychology\, Downing Site
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