Emotional expressions as social signals of rejection and acceptance: Evidence from the Affect Misattribution Paradigm
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• Happy expressions signal more acceptance than other emotional expressions. • Angry expressions signal more rejection than other negative emotional expressions. • The predicted associations are reliable at presentation times of only 50 ms. • Effects are consistent across three conceptualizations of acceptance and rejection. • These findings help explain consequences of expressed emotions in dyads and groups.
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