TY - JOUR
T1 - Web-based sensitivity training for interacting with facial paralysis
AU - Zhang, Nicole
AU - Bogart, Kathleen
AU - Michael, John
AU - McEllin, Luke
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Zhang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
PY - 2022/1
Y1 - 2022/1
N2 - Previous research has shown that observers tend to form inaccurate and negatively biased first impressions of people with facial paralysis (FP). It has been hypothesised that this may be ameliorated by encouraging people to focus on channels of expression other than the face. This was tested in a web-based study of 466 participants. Participants in the Trained Condition received tips for perceiving expressiveness in individuals with FP, while those in the Untrained Condition received general medical information about FP. We observed no significant differences between groups for accuracy of emotion recognition, but a significant effect of the training upon perception of emotional intensity. These results show that attending to non-facial cues may improve social perception and reduce bias.
AB - Previous research has shown that observers tend to form inaccurate and negatively biased first impressions of people with facial paralysis (FP). It has been hypothesised that this may be ameliorated by encouraging people to focus on channels of expression other than the face. This was tested in a web-based study of 466 participants. Participants in the Trained Condition received tips for perceiving expressiveness in individuals with FP, while those in the Untrained Condition received general medical information about FP. We observed no significant differences between groups for accuracy of emotion recognition, but a significant effect of the training upon perception of emotional intensity. These results show that attending to non-facial cues may improve social perception and reduce bias.
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U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0261157
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0261157
M3 - Article
C2 - 35061695
AN - SCOPUS:85123311837
SN - 1932-6203
VL - 17
JO - PLoS ONE
JF - PLoS ONE
IS - 1 January
M1 - e0261157
ER -