Pictures of Facial Affect-Ulm (PFA-U): A New Facs-Based set of Pictures for Basic Emotions

Abstract

Emotion recognition and emotion expression/regulation are important aspects of emotional intelligence (EI). Although the construct of EI is widely used and its components are part of many investigations, there is still no sufficient picture set that can be used for systematic research of facial emotion recognition and practical applications of individual assessments. In this research we present a new Facial Action Coding System validated picture set consisting of six emotions (anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness, and surprise). Basic principles of stimulus development and evaluation process are described. The PFA-U can be used for future studies in organization for the assessment of emotion recognition, emotion stimulation, and emotion management.

Citation

Limbrecht-Ecklundt, K., Hoffmann, H., Walter, S., Gruss, S., Hrabal, D. and Traue, H.C. (2014), "Pictures of Facial Affect-Ulm (PFA-U): A New Facs-Based set of Pictures for Basic Emotions", Individual Sources, Dynamics, and Expressions of Emotion (Research on Emotion in Organizations, Vol. 9), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 153-168. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1746-9791(2013)0000009011