Presentation 2015-07-18
The effect of facial expression and age on trait impressions
Chisato Niimura, Akihiro Tanaka,
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Abstract(in English) This study examined how facial expression and age of target faces influence the evaluation of trait impressions and how it is different between younger and older adults. In the experiment, facial expression images (angry, happy, and neutral) of younger and older adults were presented. Younger and older adult participants judged trait impressions (attractiveness, trustworthiness, aggressiveness) of the facial images. Younger adult participants showed more positive impressions for images of older adults than those of younger adults, whereas older adult participants did not show this tendency. Older adult participants rated images of older adults with angry expression less attractive than those of younger adults. Older adult participants also rated angry faces less aggressive than younger adult participants.
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Keyword(in English) facial expression / aging / trait impressions / own-age bias
Paper # HIP2015-44
Date of Issue 2015-07-11 (HIP)

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Conference Date 2015/7/18(2days)
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Place (in English) Kyushu Sangyo University
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Chair Hideyuki Ando(Osaka Univ.)
Vice Chair Masahiro Ishii(Sapporo City Univ.) / Miyuki Kamachi(Kogakuin Univ.)
Secretary Masahiro Ishii(NICT) / Miyuki Kamachi(KDDI R&D Labs.)
Assistant Sinobu Kuroki(NTT) / Mutsumi Suganuma(Waseda Univ.)

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Title (in English) The effect of facial expression and age on trait impressions
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) facial expression
Keyword(2) aging
Keyword(3) trait impressions
Keyword(4) own-age bias
1st Author's Name Chisato Niimura
1st Author's Affiliation Tokyo Woman's Christian University(TWCU)
2nd Author's Name Akihiro Tanaka
2nd Author's Affiliation Tokyo Woman's Christian University(TWCU)
Date 2015-07-18
Paper # HIP2015-44
Volume (vol) vol.115
Number (no) HIP-149
Page pp.pp.13-18(HIP),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2015-07-11 (HIP)