Abstract
The role of self-relevance has been somewhat neglected in static face processing paradigms but may be important in understanding how emotional faces impact on attention, cognition and affect. The aim of the current study was to investigate the effect of self-relevant primes on processing emotional composite faces. Sentence primes created an expectation of the emotion of the face before sad, happy, neutral or composite face photos were viewed. Eye movements were recorded and subsequent responses measured the cognitive and affective impact of the emotion expressed. Results indicated that primes did not guide attention, but impacted on judgments of valence intensity and self-esteem ratings. Negative self-relevant primes led to the most negative self-esteem ratings, although the effect of the prime was qualified by salient facial features. Self-relevant expectations about the emotion of a face and subsequent attention to a face that is congruent with these expectations strengthened the affective impact of viewing the face.
Highlights
Data Availability Statement: Data are available in the University of Strathclyde KnowledgeBase
The purpose of the present study is to examine whether language primes as context for an emotional face processing task would be capable of guiding attention, as indexed by overt eyemovements, to facial emotion cues
The primary aims of the study were to investigate the influence of positive or negative self or non-self-relevant linguistic primes on attentional, cognitive and affective responses to emotional faces, with attentional allocation to faces assessed through eye-movement analysis
Summary
The aim of the current study was to investigate the effect of self-relevant primes on processing emotional composite faces. The aim of the current study was to investigate whether expectations arising from written statements can prime attention to facial features and whether such a processing pattern subsequently impacts on self-esteem. The purpose of the present study is to examine whether language primes as context for an emotional face processing task would be capable of guiding attention, as indexed by overt eyemovements, to facial emotion cues. The primary aims of the study were to investigate the influence of positive or negative self or non-self-relevant linguistic primes on attentional, cognitive and affective responses to emotional faces, with attentional allocation to faces assessed through eye-movement analysis
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