Assessing recognition of affects in facial expression through the use of Nohmen.

Minoshita, Seiko; Satoh, Shinji; Morita, Nobuaki; Nakamura, Toshinori; Matsuzaki, Ichiyo; Kimura, Tadashi; Oda, S.

doi:10.5100/jje.33.79

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“…Twelve items, namely 11 items that represent factors extracted in a previous study 4 and uncanniness, 5 which is said to be closely related to the psychopathology, were used in this study. The emotion items (abbreviated in the parentheses) were: 1, she is surprised (surprise); 2, she feels sad (sadness); 3, she is happy (happiness); 4, she is interested in me (interest); 5, she is composed (composure); 6, she is hopeful (hope); 7, she is shy (shyness); 8, she is cursing me (curse); 9, she is absentminded (absence); 10, she is proud (pride); 11, she is in ecstasy (ecstasy); and 12, she thinks I am uncanny (uncanniness).…”

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The Noh mask test for analysis of recognition of facial expression

Minoshita¹,

Satoh

Morita

et al. 1999

Psychiatry Clin Neurosci

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A preliminary study on the Noh mask test for analysis of recognition of facial expression was performed. The present study was conducted on 15 normal subjects (mean age: 32 years, SD 9.7 years) as the first step to test for the differences between psychiatric patients and normal subjects. Stimuli were created by photographs of 15 Noh masks at different vertical angles. Subjects were given 12 tasks (12 emotion items), and each task consisted of 15 trials (15 Noh mask images). In each trial, the subject viewed a colour monitor, and was shown an emotion item, followed by a Noh mask image. The subject pressed either the yes or no key to indicate whether the Noh mask image expressed the emotion item. The subject’s response and reaction time to each Noh mask image showed no deviation, although the subject’s response and reaction time to each emotion item showed some deviation. As the vertical angle of the Noh mask changed, normal subjects recognized all emotion items except the ‘uncanny’ expression. Factor analysis of the 15 Noh mask images produced three factors, and the analysis of 12 emotion items produced five factors. Thus, the Noh mask test was simplified to nine images and nine items. Further developments of the Noh mask test may include the evaluation of the dysfunction of perception on delicate facial expression in psychiatric patients.

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The Noh mask test for analysis of recognition of facial expression

Minoshita¹,

Satoh

Morita

et al. 1999

Psychiatry Clin Neurosci

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“…For each mask, participants are asked to decide whether the mask shows the emotional expression in question (e.g., 'is she sad?'). In two previous studies, Minoshita et al (1997; validated the task in healthy controls. Patients with schizophrenia identified emotions with less variety than healthy con trols, had less sensitivity for negative emotions, and were less sensitive toward uncanny emotional expressions (Minoshita et al, 2005).…”

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Cross-Cultural Aspects of Social Cognitive Abilities in Schizophrenia

Koelkebeck

Wilhelm

2014

Social Cognition and Metacognition in Schizophrenia

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“…Minoshita et al [6] analyzed large numbers of emotions and found that, for example, downward tilted Noh masks were recognized as happier, more composed, and less surprised, than upward tilted masks (see also [7], [8]). Nishimura et al [4] used images of either the Noh mask alone, or the mask together with the body, and revealed that pictures with small downward inclinations were recognized as sadder, while those with larger downward inclinations as happier.…”

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Shadows Alter Facial Expressions of Noh Masks

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BackgroundA Noh mask, worn by expert actors during performance on the Japanese traditional Noh drama, conveys various emotional expressions despite its fixed physical properties. How does the mask change its expressions? Shadows change subtly during the actual Noh drama, which plays a key role in creating elusive artistic enchantment. We here describe evidence from two experiments regarding how attached shadows of the Noh masks influence the observers’ recognition of the emotional expressions.Methodology/Principal FindingsIn Experiment 1, neutral-faced Noh masks having the attached shadows of the happy/sad masks were recognized as bearing happy/sad expressions, respectively. This was true for all four types of masks each of which represented a character differing in sex and age, even though the original characteristics of the masks also greatly influenced the evaluation of emotions. Experiment 2 further revealed that frontal Noh mask images having shadows of upward/downward tilted masks were evaluated as sad/happy, respectively. This was consistent with outcomes from preceding studies using actually tilted Noh mask images.Conclusions/SignificanceResults from the two experiments concur that purely manipulating attached shadows of the different types of Noh masks significantly alters the emotion recognition. These findings go in line with the mysterious facial expressions observed in Western paintings, such as the elusive qualities of Mona Lisa’s smile. They also agree with the aesthetic principle of Japanese traditional art “yugen (profound grace and subtlety)”, which highly appreciates subtle emotional expressions in the darkness.

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Assessing recognition of affects in facial expression through the use of Nohmen.

Cited by 6 publications

References 19 publications

The Noh mask test for analysis of recognition of facial expression

The Noh mask test for analysis of recognition of facial expression

Cross-Cultural Aspects of Social Cognitive Abilities in Schizophrenia

Shadows Alter Facial Expressions of Noh Masks

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