Abstract
Mouth-to-nose face masks became ubiquitous due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This ignited studies on the perception of emotions in masked faces. Most of these studies presented still images of an emotional face with a face mask digitally superimposed upon the nose-mouth region. A common finding of these studies is that smiles become less perceivable. The present study investigated the recognition of basic emotions in video sequences of faces. We replicated much of the evidence gathered from presenting still images with digitally superimposed masks. We also unearthed fundamental differences in comparison to existing studies with regard to the perception of smile which is less impeded than previous studies implied.
| Translated title of the contribution | Die Wirkung von Masken auf die Erkennung von Gesichtsausdrücken: Eine realitätsnahe Studie zur Wahrnehmung grundlegender Emotionen |
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| Original language | English |
| Journal | Front. Psychol. |
| Volume | 13 |
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| Publication status | Published - 22 Dec 2022 |
Keywords
- basic emotions
- COVID-19
- emotion perception
- face masks
- interpersonal communication
- social interaction
- video stimulus
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychology (miscellaneous)
Classification according to Österreichische Systematik der Wissenschaftszweige (ÖFOS 2012)
- 501001 General psychology
Applied Research Level (ARL)
- ARL Level 8 - Qualified principle with proof of functionality in use
