Age invariance in rapid facial affective reactions to emotionally valenced stimuli.

Nangle, MR; Bailey, PE; Henry, JD; Khlentzos, GS; Varcin, KJ; Whitton, AE

Age invariance in rapid facial affective reactions to emotionally valenced stimuli.

Nangle, MR Bailey, PE Henry, JD Khlentzos, GS Varcin, KJ Whitton, AE

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Publisher:: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Q J Exp Psychol (Hove), 2018, 71, (8), pp. 1687-1697
Issue Date:: 2018-08

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dc.contributor.author	Nangle, MR
dc.contributor.author	Bailey, PE
dc.contributor.author	Henry, JD
dc.contributor.author	Khlentzos, GS
dc.contributor.author	Varcin, KJ
dc.contributor.author	Whitton, AE
dc.date.accessioned	2022-09-09T20:52:43Z
dc.date.available	2022-09-09T20:52:43Z
dc.date.issued	2018-08
dc.identifier.citation	Q J Exp Psychol (Hove), 2018, 71, (8), pp. 1687-1697
dc.identifier.issn	1747-0218
dc.identifier.issn	1747-0226
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/161592
dc.description.abstract	It has been suggested that an age-related positivity effect may only occur in the context of explicit information processing, but it is unclear whether this bias extends to the processing of rapid facial reactions. In addition, most studies that have looked for evidence of age-related implicit positivity have used attentional (as opposed to sensory) unawareness paradigms, or used broad-based indicators of attentional awareness that do not speak to the nature of the affective response. In the present study, younger and older adults were therefore asked to view non-facial images presented supraliminally (i.e., consciously) as well as outside of sensory awareness (i.e., subliminally) while their facial reactions were indexed using electromyography. The results indicated that both younger and older adults exhibited rapid facial reactions congruent with the emotional valence of non-facial images in both supraliminal and subliminal conditions. Relative to young, older adults did not respond with greater zygomaticus (cheek) activity to positive stimuli or reduced corrugator (brow) activity to negative stimuli in either condition. These data show that rapid facial reactions to emotional stimuli are intact in late adulthood, even in response to stimuli that activate more automatic and implicit forms of emotion processing. However, there is no evidence for any age-related positivity bias in these behavioral responses.
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dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
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dc.subject	1701 Psychology, 1702 Cognitive Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Experimental Psychology
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Aged, 80 and over
dc.subject.mesh	Aging
dc.subject.mesh	Analysis of Variance
dc.subject.mesh	Attention
dc.subject.mesh	Awareness
dc.subject.mesh	Electromyography
dc.subject.mesh	Emotions
dc.subject.mesh	Evoked Potentials, Motor
dc.subject.mesh	Face
dc.subject.mesh	Facial Expression
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Orientation
dc.subject.mesh	Photic Stimulation
dc.subject.mesh	Reaction Time
dc.subject.mesh	Time Factors
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Face
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Electromyography
dc.subject.mesh	Facial Expression
dc.subject.mesh	Analysis of Variance
dc.subject.mesh	Photic Stimulation
dc.subject.mesh	Orientation
dc.subject.mesh	Emotions
dc.subject.mesh	Awareness
dc.subject.mesh	Attention
dc.subject.mesh	Reaction Time
dc.subject.mesh	Evoked Potentials, Motor
dc.subject.mesh	Aging
dc.subject.mesh	Time Factors
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Aged, 80 and over
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult
dc.title	Age invariance in rapid facial affective reactions to emotionally valenced stimuli.
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.location.activity	England
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health/GSH.Clinical Psychology
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Abstract:

It has been suggested that an age-related positivity effect may only occur in the context of explicit information processing, but it is unclear whether this bias extends to the processing of rapid facial reactions. In addition, most studies that have looked for evidence of age-related implicit positivity have used attentional (as opposed to sensory) unawareness paradigms, or used broad-based indicators of attentional awareness that do not speak to the nature of the affective response. In the present study, younger and older adults were therefore asked to view non-facial images presented supraliminally (i.e., consciously) as well as outside of sensory awareness (i.e., subliminally) while their facial reactions were indexed using electromyography. The results indicated that both younger and older adults exhibited rapid facial reactions congruent with the emotional valence of non-facial images in both supraliminal and subliminal conditions. Relative to young, older adults did not respond with greater zygomaticus (cheek) activity to positive stimuli or reduced corrugator (brow) activity to negative stimuli in either condition. These data show that rapid facial reactions to emotional stimuli are intact in late adulthood, even in response to stimuli that activate more automatic and implicit forms of emotion processing. However, there is no evidence for any age-related positivity bias in these behavioral responses.

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