Who Is Emotional?
Both of these individuals appear angry, but why are they feeling this way? Research suggests that people are more likely to attribute a woman’s unpleasant expression to her “emotional” disposition and a man’s angry face to “having a bad day.” These assumptions rest on the stereotype that women are more emotional than men.
Both of these individuals appear angry, but why are they feeling this way? Research suggests that people are more likely to attribute a woman’s unpleasant expression to her “emotional” disposition and a man’s angry face to “having a bad day.” These assumptions rest on the stereotype that women are more emotional than men.
Nicole Betz, Lab Coordinator/Research Technician, Interdisciplinary Affective Science Lab Northeastern University, photo courtesy of Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett