id
	15003
Url
	https://chloe.cnr.it/s/BiDiAr/item/15003
Resource template
	Academic Article
Resource class
	bibo:AcademicArticle
Title
	Cross-cultural recognition of basic emotions through nonverbal emotional vocalizations
Creator
	Sauter, Disa
	Eisner, Frank
	Ekman, Paul
	Scott, Sophie
Date
	2010
Abstract
	Emotional signals are crucial for sharing important information, with conspecifics, for example, to warn humans of danger. Humans use a range of different cues to communicate to others how they feel, including facial, vocal, and gestural signals. We examined the recognition of nonverbal emotional vocalizations, such as screams and laughs, across two dramatically different cultural groups. Western participants were compared to individuals from remote, culturally isolated Namibian villages. Vocalizations communicating the so-called “basic emotions” (anger, disgust, fear, joy, sadness, and surprise) were bidirectionally recognized. In contrast, a set of additional emotions was only recognized within, but not across, cultural boundaries. Our findings indicate that a number of primarily negative emotions have vocalizations that can be recognized across cultures, while most positive emotions are communicated with culture-specific signals.
Is Part Of
	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Cited by
	13604
Doi
	https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0908239106
Issue
	6
Pages
	2408-2412
Volume
	107
Homepage
	https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/items/3MH55QNZ/item-list

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