%A Chen,Wenfeng %A Lander,Karen %A Liu,Chang Hong %D 2011 %J Frontiers in Psychology %C %F %G English %K Face matching,Facial Expression,Identity recognition %Q %R 10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00206 %W %L %M %P %7 %8 2011-August-30 %9 Original Research %+ Dr Wenfeng Chen,Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences,4A Datun Road,Chaoyang District,Beijing,100101,China,wchen@ruc.edu.cn %+ Dr Chang Hong Liu,University of Hull,Department of Psychology,Hull,HU6 7RX,United Kingdom,c.h.liu@hull.ac.uk %# %! MATCHING FACES WITH EMOTIONAL EXPRESSIONS %* %< %T Matching Faces with Emotional Expressions %U https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00206 %V 2 %0 JOURNAL ARTICLE %@ 1664-1078 %X There is some evidence that faces with a happy expression are recognized better than faces with other expressions. However, little is known about whether this happy-face advantage also applies to perceptual face matching, and whether similar differences exist among other expressions. Using a sequential matching paradigm, we systematically compared the effects of seven basic facial expressions on identity recognition. Identity matching was quickest when a pair of faces had an identical happy/sad/neutral expression, poorer when they had a fearful/surprise/angry expression, and poorest when they had a disgust expression. Faces with a happy/sad/fear/surprise expression were matched faster than those with an anger/disgust expression when the second face in a pair had a neutral expression. These results demonstrate that effects of facial expression on identity recognition are not limited to happy-faces when a learned face is immediately tested. The results suggest different influences of expression in perceptual matching and long-term recognition memory.