Cross-cultural patterns in dynamic ratings of positive and negative natural emotional behaviour.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies of cross-cultural variations in the perception of emotion have typically compared rates of recognition of static posed stimulus photographs. That research has provided evidence for universality in the recognition of a range of emotions but also for some systematic cross-cultural variation in the interpretation of emotional expression. However, questions remain about how widely such findings can be generalised to real life emotional situations. The present study provides the first evidence that the previously reported interplay between universal and cultural influences extends to ratings of natural, dynamic emotional stimuli.

Methodology/principal findings

Participants from Northern Ireland, Serbia, Guatemala and Peru used a computer based tool to continuou

SUBMITTER: Sneddon I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3041750 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature