Hess, U;
Rychlowska, M;
Storz, T;
Blaison, C;
Fischer, A;
Krumhuber, EG;
(2022)
Bridging the empathy gap: or not? Reactions to ingroup and outgroup facial expressions.
Journal of Cultural Cognitive Science
, 6
pp. 77-92.
10.1007/s41809-022-00097-w.
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Abstract
Prior research suggests that group membership impacts behavioral and self-reported responses to others’ facial expressions of emotion. In this paper, we examine how the mere labelling of a face as an ingroup or outgroup member affects facial mimicry (Study 1) and judgments of genuineness (Study 2). In addition, we test whether the effects of group membership on facial mimicry and perceived genuineness are moderated by the presence of tears (Study 1) and the motivation to cooperate (Study 2). Results from both studies revealed group-specific biases in facial mimicry and judgments of genuineness. However, introducing cooperative goals abolished differences in judgments of genuineness of facial expressions displayed by ingroup and outgroup members. Together, the findings provide insights into how intergroup biases in emotion perception operate and how they can be reduced by introducing cooperative goals.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Bridging the empathy gap: or not? Reactions to ingroup and outgroup facial expressions |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s41809-022-00097-w |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s41809-022-00097-w |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Keywords: | Emotion, Facial expression, Outgroup, Tears, Cooperation |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Experimental Psychology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10145200 |
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