Perceiving emotion in crowds: The role of dynamic body postures on the perception of emotion in crowded scenes

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 204, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 361-372

  McHugh, Joanna Edel ^a   McDonnell, Rachel ^a   O'Sullivan, Carol ^a   Newell, Fiona N ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Crowd scenes; Emotion; Social perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GROUP DYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STIMULUS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; DECISION MAKING; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CUES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; POSTURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958174996     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: 14321106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-009-2037-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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