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  • Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

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  • Facial expression recognition is crucial for understanding emotional processes.
  • Existing databases for emotion stimuli often lack controlled characteristics.
  • Standardized datasets are needed for reliable experimental research on emotions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish Portuguese normative data for facial emotion recognition using the Radboud Faces Database (RaFD).
  • To investigate the influence of participant gender and model sex on emotion recognition accuracy.
  • To validate the RaFD as a suitable stimulus set for emotion recognition research.

Main Methods:

  • 1249 Portuguese participants identified seven basic facial emotions plus a neutral face from 312 images in the RaFD.
  • Images featured white adults with frontal gaze displaying various emotions.
  • Statistical analyses examined recognition agreement and effects of participant gender and model sex.

Main Results:

  • High recognition agreement was observed, ranging from 69% (anger) to 97% (happiness).
  • Women recognized anger and contempt significantly better than men.
  • Emotion recognition varied based on the sex of the models, with some emotions recognized better from male or female faces.

Conclusions:

  • The Radboud Faces Database (RaFD) provides adequate stimuli for emotion recognition studies in Portuguese college students.
  • Participant gender has a limited effect on overall emotion recognition.
  • The sex of the model is a relevant factor that warrants consideration in future research.