O reconhecimento de expressões de emoções básicas e auto-conscientes na população portuguesa
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2011
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Em finais da década de sessenta, um grupo de investigadores descobriu que para
um conjunto de emoções básicas existem expressões não-verbais distintas, universais, e
provavelmente inatas. Desde então, multiplicaram-se os estudos em diferentes culturas
que pretendem testar a tese da universalidade. Muitos deles consistiram no
desenvolvimento e validação de sistemas de codificação de acção muscular facial para
as expressões das diferentes emoções. Recentemente, têm surgido evidências de
universalidade das expressões de algumas emoções auto-conscientes.
Esta investigação teve como objectivo testar o comportamento na população
portuguesa do University of California, Davis, Set of Emotion Expressions, ou
UCDSEE (Tracy, Robins, & Schriber, 2009), um conjunto de 47 fotografias com
expressões emocionais básicas e auto-conscientes. Participaram nesta investigação 427
estudantes universitários, a quem foi pedido que as observassem e identificassem as
respectivas emoções.
As expressões das emoções em estudo foram reconhecidas pela população
portuguesa num nível superior ao acaso, exceptuando as de vergonha. O
reconhecimento das expressões das emoções básicas foi superior ao das emoções auto-
conscientes. O UCDSEE mostrou-se adequado para futuros estudos com a população
portuguesa.
In the late 1960s, researchers found that a number of basic emotions present distinct, universal and probably innate non verbal expressions. Since then, cross cultural studies to test the universality claim have multiplied. Many of these studies focused on the development and validation of facial action coding systems for the different emotional expressions. More recently, researchers have found evidence of universality for some of the so-called self-conscious emotions. The present study examines the performance of a set of 47 pictures of posed basic and self-conscious emotional expressions, the UCDSEE, University of California, Davis, set of Emotion Expressions (Tracy, Robins, & Schriber, 2009), in the Portuguese population. 427 undergraduate students participated in the study and were asked to view and try to identify the different emotions displayed in each of the stimuli. All the emotional expressions except shame were recognized at above-chance levels. Basic emotional expressions received higher recognition rates when compared to the self-conscious emotional expressions. The UCDSEE is demonstrated to be adequate for future research with the Portuguese population.
In the late 1960s, researchers found that a number of basic emotions present distinct, universal and probably innate non verbal expressions. Since then, cross cultural studies to test the universality claim have multiplied. Many of these studies focused on the development and validation of facial action coding systems for the different emotional expressions. More recently, researchers have found evidence of universality for some of the so-called self-conscious emotions. The present study examines the performance of a set of 47 pictures of posed basic and self-conscious emotional expressions, the UCDSEE, University of California, Davis, set of Emotion Expressions (Tracy, Robins, & Schriber, 2009), in the Portuguese population. 427 undergraduate students participated in the study and were asked to view and try to identify the different emotions displayed in each of the stimuli. All the emotional expressions except shame were recognized at above-chance levels. Basic emotional expressions received higher recognition rates when compared to the self-conscious emotional expressions. The UCDSEE is demonstrated to be adequate for future research with the Portuguese population.
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Orientador: Américo Baptista
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PSICOLOGIA, EMOÇÕES, UCDSEE, MESTRADO EM PSICOLOGIA, ACONSELHAMENTO E PSICOTERAPIAS, EXPRESSÕES FACIAIS, FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, EMOTIONS, PSYCHOLOGY