WHEN A SMILE IS STILL A CONFLICT: AFFECTIVE CONFLICTS FROM EMOTIONAL FACIAL EXPRESSIONS OF INGROUP OR OUTGROUP MEMBERS OCCUR IRRESPECTIVE OF THE SOCIAL INTERACTION CONTEXT

When a smile is still a conflict: Affective conflicts from emotional facial expressions of ingroup or outgroup members occur irrespective of the social interaction context

Facial expressions play a crucial role in human interactions.Typically, a positive (negative) expression evokes a congruent positive (negative) reaction within the observer.This congruent behavior is inverted, however, when the same positive (negative) expression is displayed by an DIACTIVATEUR outgroup member.Two approaches provide an explanation

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