ScienceDaily ( Dec. 14, 2009 ) - ' Why. so. Historically,. men. goats may be true, and. women. should always wear pearls and smile. ?. '- The author writes. Lynn. Hecht. Schafran. According to an article in. the. Journal. of. Vision. The answer may lie in our interpretation of facial expressions.
In two studies, researchers suggested that the participants determine the sex of a person from the photographs of persons. In the first case, androgynous face with frowning brows and compressed lips (an expression of anger) is most often defined as. men. , While a smiling face with raised eyebrows (an expression of happiness and fear ) were determined as. women.
In the second study used photographs. women. and. male. individuals who expressed happiness, anger, sadness, fear, or that were completely unemotional. In general, the participants determined the man's face faster than women, but most of all -time identification of female faces that expressed anger.
' This study showed that the association of anger and. men. Happiness and. women. so strong that it can affect the way we define a person's gender, just looking at him ... Ursula. Hess. , Ph.D. Department of Psychology, University of Quebec at Montreal.
According to the report, the results of this study, as well as other similar, lead to the idea that ' the person - this is a complex social signaling system, which are superimposed emotions, behaviors and signs of belonging to a particular sex '.
Hess. said that the same characteristics that give a man's face - high forehead, square chin, and thick eyebrows - are perceived as signs of dominance. Similarly, the signs, which give individuals the features. femininity. - Roundish baby face with big eyes - seen as signs of accessibility and warmth of heart.
' This difference in how emotions are perceived and social features of the sexes, may have implications for social interactions in some cases. Our study showed that the same degree of expression of anger is perceived stronger when showing anger. men. And the expression of happiness is seen more as seen. woman. The study also suggests that. men. rarely seen as the heart and caring, and. women. - As the dominant. '.
This study - part of a larger series of studies that prove that. men. often perceived evil person, and. women. - happy. team. Hess. also exploring other features of individuals that affect the way people perceive emotion, including the effects of aging ( fine lines and deep ) on the perception of emotion elderly.
Source:. ScienceDaily. com.
Translation and adaptation:. Julia Yaroshenko. specifically for. Everything about the man.
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