Perception of partially open face expressions
Аn experimental study of perception of other's emotional state by facial pattern (left/right side; top/down side) shows that weak facial expressions recognition depends on occlusion type and expression modality. For some emotions (sadness, disgust, fear), accuracy of recognition of partially closed pattern is greater than of full pattern. Gestalt statement «the whole is greater, than the sum of parts» doesn't work in perception of emotional state. Distribution of visual fixations over face surface is determined by its actual structure (mouth and eyes zones). Irregular short fixations on occluded facial futures occur at functional center (bridge of nose) or structural center (nose). No direct dependency of recognition accuracy on eye movement patterns was observed