Social Context Modulates Facial Imitation of Children's Emotional Expressions.
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SUBMITTER: Bos PA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5145233 | biostudies-literature | 2016
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Social Context Modulates Facial Imitation of Children's Emotional Expressions.
Bos Peter A PA Jap-Tjong Nadine N Spencer Hannah H Hofman Dennis D
PloS one 20161208 12
Children use emotional facial expressions of others for guiding their behavior, a process which is important to a child's social-emotional development. Earlier studies on facial interaction demonstrate that imitation of emotional expressions of others is automatic, yet can be dynamically modulated depending on contextual information. Considering the value of emotional expressions for children especially, we tested whether and to what extent information about children's temperament and domestic s ...[more]
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