A Test of the Ability to Recognize Emotion in the Facial Expressions of African American Adults
- 1 August 1998
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Black Psychology
- Vol. 24 (3) , 335-350
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00957984980243005
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to introduce a measure for the recognition of emotion in the facial expressions of African American adults. Posed and spontaneousfacial expressions ofAfrican American adults were photographed. A social norming approach was used to select 32 photographs of the following high-and low-intensity emotions: happiness, sadness, anger, and fear All were equally represented by male and female faces. Construct validity evidence from both African American and European American subjects was presented in support of the measure.Keywords
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