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August 2, 2026Motivation and EmotionOpen Access

Judging emotional authenticity from dynamic facial expressions: a preregistered Bayesian analysis of individual differences

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MZMircea ZloteanuFFFatima FelisbertiLKLouisa Kulke

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Overview

Preregistered trial examines how theory of mind influences authenticity judgments in individuals, indicating key traits for emotion detection.

Key Points

  • This research investigates the connection between socio-cognitive traits and the ability to judge emotional authenticity through facial expressions.
  • Preregistered high-precision study with N=605 participants
  • Evaluated dynamic facial expressions of surprise to assess genuineness and intensity
  • Used Bayesian Model Averaging for analysis of socio-cognitive traits
  • Theory of Mind was associated with greater accuracy in authenticity judgments (9% variance)
  • Imaginative engagement linked to higher subjective confidence, but no increase in accuracy was observed
  • Dynamic expressions improved realism compared to static stimuli, clarifying past inconsistencies.

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Zloteanu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6eeaaf1b0468a7eeab2ff7https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-026-10266-x
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