Comparing Reinforcement Values of Facial Expressions: An Eye-Tracking Study

Soichiro Matsuda; Takahide Omori; Joseph P. McCleery; Junichi Yamamoto

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Comparing Reinforcement Values of Facial Expressions: An Eye-Tracking Study

Soichiro Matsuda, Takahide Omori, Joseph P. McCleery, Junichi Yamamoto

Department of Sociology, Psychology, Education and Human Sciences

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Abstract

Reinforcement values of facial expressions for visual fixation remain underdeveloped in extant literature, though numerous studies have investigated the function of facial expressions as antecedents of gaze behavior. This study used a concurrent gaze-contingent reinforcement procedure to compare reinforcement values of positive and negative facial expressions for gaze fixation. In total, 7 of the 20 typical adults fixated more frequently on the side that was followed by positive facial expressions. The results suggest that a novel application of eye tracking technology could allow for the evaluation and comparison of reinforcement values of social visual stimuli.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	393-400
Number of pages	8
Journal	Psychological Record
Volume	69
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-019-00330-z
Publication status	Published - 2019 Sept 15

Keywords

Eye tracking
Facial expressions
Gaze fixation
Smile
Social reinforcers

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Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Psychology(all)

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