Gender differences in the perceived intensity of emotions expressed by faces|DIFFERENZE DI GENERE NELL’INTENSITÀ PERCEPITA DELLE EMOZIONI ESPRESSE DA VOLTI

In this study, aiming to validate a set of stimuli, a questionnaire was presented to participants. The stimuli used are faces taken from the Radboud Faces Database expressing three different emotions combined with the same number of gaze directions. The results showed that, although the emotions expressed by the faces and those perceived by the participants matched, females reported perceiving them significantly more intensely than males. Also, regardless of the gender of the participant, faces expressing fear or with their gaze directed towards the observer, have been reported as more intense in the emotion expressed.