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This research aims to understand how effectively people perceive and judge blended emotions using multiple nonverbal cues.

June 8, 2026Scientific ReportsOpen Access

Dynamic multimodal expressions support inference of both presence and relative salience of blended emotions

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Randomized trials explored how well people recognize blended emotions through various portrayals, indicating important social implications.

This research aims to understand how effectively people perceive and judge blended emotions using multiple nonverbal cues.
Conducted two pre-registered experiments to evaluate emotional perception.
In Study 1, participants selected two emotion scales from five to rate their impressions.
In Study 2, participants could choose any number of scales to express their perception of emotions.
Participants accurately identified blended emotions using a higher rating on intended emotions compared to non-intended ones.
Results confirmed that participants could discern the dominance of emotions within blends, judging relative emotion salience.

Israelsson et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Randomized trials explored how well people recognize blended emotions through various portrayals, indicating important social implications.