Reposted by James Kilner
New preprint out now.
🎭 What makes an acted emotion feel believable?
We tested whether believability depends on what observers see from the outside, facial movement, and what happens inside the actor’s body, cardiac dynamics during performance.
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Actors' Facial Movement Magnitude and Cardiac Dynamics Predict Observers' Emotion Believability Ratings
In non-verbal communication, observers infer emotions from visible facial movements, yet emotional experiences are described in internal bodily terms (e.g., "my heart skipped a beat"). This contrast h...
