Individual differences in social intelligence and perception of emotion expression of masked and unmasked faces

• Published in: Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications
• Main Authors: Swain, Riley H., O’Hare, Aminda J., Brandley, Kamila, Gardner, A. Tye
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Springer International Publishing 2022
• Subjects: Original Article; Patience; Tromsø
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9240176/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35763118; https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-022-00408-3

Facial expressions provide key information for successful social interactions. Recent research finds that accurate perception of emotion expressions decreases when faces are presented with face masks. What is unknown is how individual differences in social intelligence may influence perception of ma...