Fig. 1: Overview of tasks used to measure different aspects of emotion processing.
A The schematic of the FPVS paradigm. The images are presented at a base frequency of 6 Hz, with every fifth (e.g., 5th, 10th, 15th, etc.) image displaying an oddball facial configuration (e.g., the stereotypical configuration of fear), while the rest images expressing a base facial configuration (e.g., the stereotypical configuration of happiness). B Schematic of the conceptual similarity rating task. Participants were asked to rate each emotion on its conceptual relationship with other emotions. C Schematic of the sorting task. Participants were instructed to place the displayed configuration into the house corresponding to the respective predefined emotion. Image credit (children fight over a toy): iStock.com/Nosyrevy. D Schematic of the matching task. Participants were instructed to drag the person located at the bottom to one the top two people expresses the same emotion. Facial images used in the figure were selected from the Tsinghua Facial Expression Database61, with permission for use obtained.
