Taking gambles at face value: Effects of emotional expressions on risky decisions

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dc.abstract.enEmotional facial expressions are ubiquitous and potent social stimuli that can signal favorable and unfavorable conditions. Previous research demonstrates that emotional expressions influence preference judgments, basic approachavoidance behaviors, and reward learning. We examined whether emotional expressions can influence decisions such as choices between gambles. Based on theories of affective cue processing, we predicted greater risk taking after positive than negative expressions. This hypothesis was tested in four experiments across tasks that varied in implementation of risks, payoffs, probabilities, and temporal decision requirements. Facial expressions were presented unobtrusively and were uninformative about the choice. In all experiments, the likelihood of a risky choice was greater after exposure to positive versus neutral or negative expressions. Similar effects on risky choice occurred after presentation of different negative expressions (e.g., anger, fear, sadness, and disgust), suggesting involvement of general positive and negative affect systems. These results suggest that incidental emotional cues exert a valence-specific influence of on decisions, which could shape risk-taking behavior in social situations.
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.contributor.authorWinkielman, Piotr
dc.contributor.authorTrujillo, Jennifer L.
dc.contributor.authorBornemann, Boris
dc.contributor.authorKnutson, Brian
dc.contributor.authorPaulus, Martin P.
dc.date.access2022-10-13
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-08T07:38:16Z
dc.date.available2024-02-08T07:38:16Z
dc.date.created2022-09-20
dc.date.issued2022-10-13
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>Emotional facial expressions are ubiquitous and potent social stimuli that can signal favorable and unfavorable conditions. Previous research demonstrates that emotional expressions influence preference judgments, basic approach-avoidance behaviors, and reward learning. We examined whether emotional expressions can influence decisions such as choices between gambles. Based on theories of affective cue processing, we predicted greater risk taking after positive than negative expressions. This hypothesis was tested in four experiments across tasks that varied in implementation of risks, payoffs, probabilities, and temporal decision requirements. Facial expressions were presented unobtrusively and were uninformative about the choice. In all experiments, the likelihood of a risky choice was greater after exposure to positive versus neutral or negative expressions. Similar effects on risky choice occurred after presentation of different negative expressions (e.g., anger, fear, sadness, and disgust), suggesting involvement of general positive and negative affect systems. These results suggest that incidental emotional cues exert a valence-specific influence of on decisions, which could shape risk-taking behavior in social situations.</jats:p>
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dc.description.volume13
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpsyg.2022.958918
dc.identifier.issn1664-1078
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/455
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.958918/full
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsCC-BY
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dc.share.articleOPEN_JOURNAL
dc.subject.enemotion
dc.subject.enfaces
dc.subject.endecisions
dc.subject.enexpressions
dc.subject.enchoice
dc.subject.enjudgment
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dc.titleTaking gambles at face value: Effects of emotional expressions on risky decisions
dc.title.journalFrontiers in Psychology
dc.typeJournalArticle
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