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Forty-eight Ss attempted to communicate 10 emotions to four judges by means of facial expressions. Results agreed with those reported by Thompson & Meltzer (1964) in showing that happiness was easiest and contempt most difficult to communicate, and that the Woodworth-Schlosberg scale consisted of five categories and was not circular. Also, females were found to be more effective than males in communicating happiness, love, fear, and anger. A measure of situational anxiety (the AACL) failed to show the expected negative relationahip to accuracy of communication.
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Drag, R.M., Shaw, M.E. Factors influencing the communication of emotional intent by facial expressions. Psychon Sci 8, 137–138 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331587
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