Role of a Neutral Emotion on Distinguishing Basic and Complex Emotions among a Sample of Female Students at Beni Suef University

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1 Assistant Professor of Experimental Psychology Department of Psychology faculty of Arts Beni Suef University

2 Lecturer of Experimental Psychology Department of Psychology faculty of Arts Beni Suef University

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Research suggests that the recognition of emotions is influenced by various factors, including contextual situations. While prior studies have examined the impact of neutral emotional expression on the discrimination of basic emotions, less attention has been given to the role of neutral emotion duration in distinguishing complex emotions. This study aimed to investigate how the ability to recognize basic and complex emotions is affected by preceding exposure to a neutral emotion and to compare this ability across different durations of neutral emotion (100ms, 450ms, 800ms). (52) female students (mean age 20.13 years, SD 0.95 years) participated in two experiments. The first experiment assessed emotion discrimination with varying durations of a neutral emotion, while the second experiment evaluated discrimination without a neutral emotion. Results revealed superior performance in distinguishing basic emotions compared to complex ones. Furthermore, participants exhibited greater performance in emotion distinguishing when preceded by a neutral emotion, with increased duration corresponding to improved performance.

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