Journal article
Influence of intensity on children’s sensitivity to happy, sad, and fearful facial expressions
Abstract
Most previous studies investigating children's ability to recognize facial expressions used only intense exemplars. Here we compared the sensitivity of 5-, 7-, and 10-year-olds with that of adults (n=24 per age group) for less intense expressions of happiness, sadness, and fear. The developmental patterns differed across expressions. For happiness, by 5 years of age, children were as sensitive as adults even to low intensities. For sadness, by …
Authors
Gao X; Maurer D
Journal
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, Vol. 102, No. 4, pp. 503–521
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 2009
DOI
10.1016/j.jecp.2008.11.002
ISSN
0022-0965