Violent video game play impacts facial emotion recognition
Thu, 11/10/2007 - 12:39 | 
Jason Rutter
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Aggressive Behavior, Volume 33, Number 4, p.353-358 (2007)Keywords:
emotion, Media, Reaction time, RECOGNITION, Video Games, ViolenceAbstract:
This study assessed the speed of recognition of facial emotional expressions (happy and angry) as a function of violent video game play. Color photos of calm facial expressions morphed to either an angry or a happy facial expression. Participants were asked to make a speeded identification of the emotion (happiness or anger) during the morph. Typically, happy faces are identified faster than angry faces (the happy-face advantage). Results indicated that playing a violent video game led to a reduction in the happy face advantage. Implications of these findings are discussed with respect to the current models of aggressive behavior.
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Tags: Communication, Emoticon, EMOTION, Emotion, Facial expression, Media, Reaction time, RECOGNITION, Technology, Technology, Video Games, Violence, World Wide Web
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