Emotion appraisal dimensions inferred from vocal expressions are consistent across cultures: a comparison between Australia and India.

ABSTRACT: This study explored the perception of emotion appraisal dimensions on the basis of speech prosody in a cross-cultural setting. Professional actors from Australia and India vocally portrayed different emotions (anger, fear, happiness, pride, relief, sadness, serenity and shame) by enacting emotion-eliciting situations. In a balanced design, participants from Australia and India then inferred aspects of the emotion-eliciting situation from the vocal expressions, described in terms of appraisal dimensions (novelty, intrinsic pleasantness, goal conduciveness, urgency, power and norm compatibility). Bayesian analyses showed that the perceived appraisal profiles for the vocally expressed emotions were generally consistent with predictions based on appraisal theories. Few group differences emerge

SUBMITTER: Nordstrom H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5717659 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature