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  • Psychology
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Facial Expression Recognition

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  • The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated widespread mask usage, impacting social interactions.
  • Understanding how masks affect non-verbal communication, specifically micro-expression recognition, is crucial.
  • Facial perception and emotional processing are complex and influenced by various visual cues.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of mask attributes on micro-expression recognition accuracy and reaction time.
  • To assess how background emotional context influences micro-expression recognition while wearing masks.
  • To examine the effect of mask types on perceived facial favorability.

Main Methods:

  • Participants performed a micro-expression recognition task under varying mask conditions and background emotions.
  • Data collected included accuracy (ACC) and reaction time (RT) for micro-expression identification.
  • Facial favorability ratings were analyzed in conjunction with mask attributes and emotional contexts.

Main Results:

  • Fearful background emotions significantly impaired micro-expression recognition accuracy and increased reaction time.
  • Opaque masks increased reaction time but minimally affected recognition accuracy; transparent and non-patterned masks enhanced facial favorability.
  • A significant interaction was observed: negative backgrounds exacerbated mask-related deficits in recognition speed and favorability, while positive backgrounds mitigated them.

Conclusions:

  • Masks, particularly opaque ones, can impede the speed of micro-expression recognition, especially in emotionally negative contexts.
  • Mask design (transparency, patterns) influences facial favorability, with potential to mitigate negative impacts.
  • Future research should consider mask attributes and emotional context for a comprehensive understanding of facial communication.