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Determine whether facial expression is asymmetrical which might indicate that is it processed in one particular hemisphere of the brain.
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Abstract This study aimed to determine whether facial expression is asymmetrical which might indicate that is it processed in one particular hemisphere of the brain. An experiment was conducted in which the participants (338 undergraduate psychology students at UWS) were given a task to complete on facial expression and emotions. They were asked to watch 12 slides on a video projection consisting of two faces each, and were asked to note down which face they thought expressed emotions more intensely. The faces were made up of left half of a face and it's reflection (LL composite) and right half of a face and its composite (RR composite). The data was then collected and recorded and the results showed that the left composite expressed emotions more intensely as studies by Sackeim and Gur predicted. This result implying facial expression is dominantly processed in one hemisphere (right hemisphere) of the brain. Facial expression is...
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