Visual Search for Facial Expressions of Emotions: A Comparison of Dynamic and Static Faces

Emotion

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-38

  Horstmann, Gernot ^a   Ansorge, Ulrich ^b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

attention; dynamic presentation; emotion; facial expressions; visual search

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60749101259     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014147     Document Type: Article

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