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All in the first glance: first fixation predicts individual differences in valence bias*

Overview of attention for article published in Cognition and Emotion, March 2016
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Title
All in the first glance: first fixation predicts individual differences in valence bias*
Published in
Cognition and Emotion, March 2016
DOI 10.1080/02699931.2016.1152231
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Authors

Maital Neta, Tien T. Tong, Monica L. Rosen, Alex Enersen, M. Justin Kim, Michael D. Dodd

Abstract

Surprised expressions are interpreted as negative by some people, and as positive by others. When compared to fearful expressions, which are consistently rated as negative, surprise and fear share similar morphological structures (e.g. widened eyes), but these similarities are primarily in the upper part of the face (eyes). We hypothesised, then, that individuals would be more likely to interpret surprise positively when fixating faster to the lower part of the face (mouth). Participants rated surprised and fearful faces as either positive or negative while eye movements were recorded. Positive ratings of surprise were associated with longer fixation on the mouth than negative ratings. There were also individual differences in fixation patterns, with individuals who fixated the mouth earlier exhibiting increased positive ratings. These findings suggest that there are meaningful individual differences in how people process faces.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 53 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 11 21%
Student > Master 10 19%
Researcher 6 11%
Student > Bachelor 4 8%
Professor 4 8%
Other 9 17%
Unknown 9 17%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 25 47%
Engineering 4 8%
Neuroscience 2 4%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 2%
Computer Science 1 2%
Other 4 8%
Unknown 16 30%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 12. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 April 2016.
All research outputs
#2,895,660
of 25,584,565 outputs
Outputs from Cognition and Emotion
#333
of 1,473 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#44,443
of 315,237 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Cognition and Emotion
#7
of 31 outputs
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