The perception of facial expression in the Thatcher illusion

Barabanschikov V.A.; Zhegallo A.V.

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Publisher: Moscow State University of Psychology and Education

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Experimental Psychology (Russia)
2011. Vol. 4, no. 3, 28–41
ISSN: 2072-7593 / 2311-7036 (online)

The perception of facial expression in the Thatcher illusion ¹¹⁹⁵

Barabanschikov V.A.
Doctor of Psychology, Corresponding Member of Russian Academy of Education, Director, Institute of Experimental Psychology, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, Moscow, Russia
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5084-0513
e-mail: vladimir.barabanschikov@gmail.com

Zhegallo A.V.
PhD in Psychology, Senior Researcher, Institute of Experimental Psychology, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, Moscow, Russia
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5307-0083
e-mail: zhegs@mail.ru

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This work is devoted to the study of the particulars of the perception of images of a normal face and of a Thatcher Illusion face with different orientations of the image and the degree of severity of expressions. It is shown that the change in the orientation of the image lead to significant changes in the content and structure of categorical field of basic expressions. The influence of transformations of face images, causing the illusion of Margaret Thatcher, on the perception of basic emotions is selective in its nature.

Keywords: recognition of emotions, Thatcher Illusion, categorical field of expressions, T-patterns, perceptual system of facial expressions

Column: Psychology of Perception

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Barabanschikov V.A., Zhegallo A.V. The perception of facial expression in the Thatcher illusion. Eksperimental'naâ psihologiâ = Experimental Psychology (Russia), 2011. Vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 28–41.

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