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Fangbing Qu¹, Xiaojia Shi^1,2, Jia Dai¹

¹College of Preschool Education, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China.

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Summary

Dynamic angry facial expressions, unlike static ones, lead to time overestimation. This study used event-related potentials (ERPs) to reveal distinct processing mechanisms for dynamic versus static angry faces influencing time perception.

Keywords:

angry face dynamic characteristic dynamic facial expression event-related potentials time perception

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Cognitive Neuroscience
Psychology
Affective Science

Background:

Facial expressions, particularly dynamic ones, may influence temporal perception.
Dynamic emotional faces possess greater intensity and ecological validity than static faces, potentially skewing time judgments.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the impact of dynamic angry facial expressions on time perception.
To differentiate the neural processing of time perception for dynamic versus static angry faces using event-related potentials (ERPs).

Main Methods:

Utilized a temporal bisection paradigm with dynamic and static angry and neutral faces of varying durations.
Measured behavioral responses (proportion of long judgments, Bisection Point) and event-related potentials (ERPs).

Main Results:

Behavioral data revealed significant time overestimation for dynamic angry faces compared to static angry faces.
ERP analysis showed distinct neural processing patterns: dynamic angry faces elicited larger N2 and Late Positive Potential, while static faces showed larger P2 and Early Posterior Negativity.
Contingent Negative Variation displayed complex temporal dynamics.

Conclusions:

Dynamic angry facial expressions significantly alter time perception compared to static angry faces.
Static angry faces appear to induce time overestimation via early emotional arousal and attentional bias.
Dynamic angry faces may lead to time overestimation through response inhibition and sustained attention mechanisms.