biostudies-literatureUnknown14Chung C<h4>Introduction</h4>This study investigates attention mechanisms and the accuracy of emotion judgment among South Korean children by employing Korean and American faces in conjunction with eye-tracking technology.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 42 participants were individually presented with photos featuring either Korean or American children, and their task was to judge the emotions conveyed through the facial expressions in each photo. The participants' eye movements during picture viewing were meticulously observed using an eye tracker.<h4>Results</h4>The analysis of the emotion judgment task outcomes revealed that the accuracy scores for discerning emotions of joy, sadness, and anger in Korean emotional faces were found to be significantly higher than those for American children. ConverseFrontiers in psychology1235238https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10446967biostudies-literatureAttention mechanisms and emotion judgment for Korean and American emotional faces: an eye movement study.PMC10446967Choi SChung CJeong HLee JLee HfalseAttention mechanisms and emotion judgment for Korean and American emotional faces: an eye movement study.<h4>Introduction</h4>This study investigates attention mechanisms and the accuracy of emotion judgment among South Korean children by employing Korean and American faces in conjunction with eye-tracking technology.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 42 participants were individually presented with photos featuring either Korean or American children, and their task was to judge the emotions conveyed through the facial expressions in each photo. The participants' eye movements during picture viewing were meticulously observed using an eye tracker.<h4>Results</h4>The analysis of the emotion judgment task outcomes revealed that the accuracy scores for discerning emotions of joy, sadness, and anger in Korean emotional faces were found to be significantly higher than those for American children. Converse2023-01-01T00:00:00Z20232025-04-18T18:47:28.475Z2025-04-07T06:28:28.998ZS-EPMC104469673762193710.3389/fpsyg.2023.1235238