The Positivity Bias Phenomenon in Face Perception Given Different Information on Ability.

ABSTRACT: The negativity bias has been shown in many fields, including in face processing. We assume that this bias stems from the potential threat inlayed in the stimuli (e.g., negative moral behaviors) in previous studies. In the present study, we conducted one behavioral and one event-related potentials (ERPs) experiments to test whether the positivity bias rather than negativity bias will arise when participants process information whose negative aspect involves no threat, i.e., the ability information. In both experiments, participants first completed a valence rating (negative-to-positive) of neutral facial expressions. Further, in the learning period, participants associated the neutral faces with high-ability, low-ability, or control sentences. Finally, participants rated these facial expres

SUBMITTER: Zhao S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5407090 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature