As a highly social species, humans are equipped with a powerful tool for social
communication—the face. Although seemingly simple, the human face can elicit multiple
social perceptions due to the rich variations of its movements, morphology, and complexion.
Consequently, identifying precisely what face information elicits different social perceptions
is a complex empirical challenge that has largely remained beyond the reach of traditional
methods. In the past decade, the emerging field of social psychophysics has developed new …

As a highly social species, humans are equipped with a powerful tool for social
communication—the face. Although seemingly simple, the human face can elicit multiple
social perceptions due to the rich variations of its movements, morphology, and complexion.
Consequently, identifying precisely what face information elicits different social perceptions
is a complex empirical challenge that has largely remained beyond the reach of traditional
methods. In the past decade, the emerging field of social psychophysics has developed new …