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March 21, 2026Evolutionary Psychological ScienceOpen Access

A Cross-cultural Comparison of Facial Emotion Recognition between Germans and the Karamojong

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MKMartin KripplATAnna Tcherkassof

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Compares emotion recognition rates in Germans and Karamojong, highlighting cultural differences in understanding emotions.

Key Points

  • The aim is to evaluate the accessibility universality of facial emotion recognition in the Karamojong and compare it with Germans.
  • Compared emotion recognition rates between 62 German and 62 Karamojong participants.
  • Participants assessed images of eight emotion categories and neutral faces.
  • Evaluated recognition rates based on five basic emotions plus contempt, interest, and sympathy.
  • Germans had a higher overall recognition rate (64%) compared to Karamojong (36%).
  • Higher recognition rates by Germans were found for all emotions except fear and disgust.
  • Only disgust met all five criteria for accessibility universality.

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Krippl et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69be38ca6e48c4981c6796f4https://doi.org/10.1007/s40806-026-00467-5
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