The adaptive value associated with expressing and perceiving angry-male and happy-female faces

• Main Author: TAY, Peter Kay Chai
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2015
• Subjects: facial emotion; affect; evolution; sexual roles; sexual selection; happiness;anger; Personality and Social Contexts; Psychology; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2004; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3261/viewcontent/fpsyg_06_00851.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Facial expressions are valuable for conveying and understanding the inner thoughts and feelings of the expressor. However, the adaptive value associated with a specific expression on a male face is different from a female face. The present review uses a functional-evolutionary analysis to elucidate...