Psychology

Recognizing emotions

Research Institute for Advanced Study at Waseda University in Tokyo, published in Psychological Science, compared the other emotions that the Japanese judges and the Netherlands. The study found that Japanese people pay more attention to tone facial expressions. The opposite occurs for the Dutch participants.
The researchers noted a Japanese actor and the Netherlands revealed a neutral phrase 'it? "I am angry and happy this video is edited to set the tone with angry facial expressions happy and vice versa .. Japanese and Dutch volunteers watch a video in both languages and asked to judge whether someone is happy or angry. The study found that Japanese participants more attention to tone of voice, even when asked to focus on facial expressions. The researchers showed that this reflects different modes of communication that can lead to misunderstandings.
Akihiro Tanaka, a researcher said:
"I think the Japanese tend to hide their negative emotions with a smile, but more difficult to hide negative emotions in sound."
The Japanese can be used to listen to emotional cues. The Dutch used to match the voice and face can be seen Japanese people smile and ignore angry tone in order to reach the wrong conclusion about the state of one's mind.Detecting a fake smile
The study by Masaki Yuki (Hokkaido University), William Maddux (INSEAD) and Takahiko Masuda (University of Alberta) was published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology in 2007 from Japan and the United States interpretation of human computer icons and images have shown a variety of emotions.
The results showed that where emotional control is the cultural norm (eg Japan) eyes are the key to interpretation. In a culture where there is no free expression of emotion (eg USA), the mouth is the main focus.
Takahiko Masuda said:
"We think this is very interesting and appropriate that a culture that tends to mask emotions, such as Japan, will focus on a person's eyes when determining emotion, eyes tend to be very smooth. In the U.S., where the real excitement is very common, it makes sense to focus on the mouth, which is the most expressive feature on a person's face. "
The researchers also found differences in the interpretation of computer emoticons, which are used in emails and text messages. Japanese emoticons distinguish happiness and sadness in the depiction of the eye, while American emoticons that use the mouth. The results showed that Japan is better at detecting 'false smiles. "