Publications: Expression

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Witkower, Z., Tian, L., Tracy, J. L., & Rule, N. (in press).

Smile variation leaks personality and increases the accuracy of interpersonal judgments.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: Nexus.

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2024 »

Martin, A., Beltran, D. G., Koster, J., & Tracy, J. L. (2024).

Is gender primacy universal?

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(35), e2401919121.

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Witkower, Z., Hill, A. K., Koster, J., Pun, A., & Baron, A., & Tracy, J. L. (2024).

Nonverbal displays of dominance and prestige: Evidence for cross-cultural and early emerging recognition.

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 153, 282-292.

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2023 »

Witkower, Z., Rule, N. O., & Tracy, J. L. (2023).

Emotions Do Reliably Co-Occur With Predicted Facial Signals: Comment on Durán and Fernandez-Dols (2021)

Emotion, 23, 903-907.

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2022 »

Witkower, Z., & Tracy, J. L. (2022).

How and why head position changes the perception of facial expressions of emotion.

Emotion, 22, 931-944.

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Witkower, Z., Hill, A. K., Koster, J., & Tracy, J. L. (2022).

Is a downwards head tilt a cross-cultural signal of dominance? Evidence for a universal visual illusion.

Scientific Reports, 12, 1-7.

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2021 »

Witkower, Z., Hill, A. K., & Koster, J., & Tracy, J. L. (2021).

Beyond face value: Evidence for the universality of bodily expressions of emotion.

Affective Science, 2, 221-229.

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Mercadante, E., Witkower, Z., & Tracy, J. L. (2021).

The psychological structure, social consequences, function, and expression of pride experiences.

Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 39, 130-135.

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Witkower, Z., Tracy, J. L., Pun, A., & Baron, A. (2021).

Can children recognize bodily expressions of emotion?

Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 1-14.

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2020 »

Witkower, Z. & Tracy, J. L. (2020).

We don’t make WEIRD faces: A brief history of emotion expression research in small-scale societies.

Evolution and Human Behavior, 41, 454-455 [commentary].

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Witkower, Z., Tracy, J. L., Cheng, J. T., & Henrich, J. (2020).

Two signals of social rank: Prestige and dominance are associated with distinct nonverbal displays.

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 118, 89-121.

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2019 »

Keltner, D., Sauter, D., Tracy, J. L., & Cowen, A. (2019).

Emotional expression: Advances in basic emotion theory.

Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 43, 195-201.

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Witkower, Z. & Tracy, J. L. (2019).

“Head-ing” towards a new understanding of face perception.

Character and Context (SPSP Media Newsletter, August 13, 2019).

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Cowen, A., Sauter, D., Tracy, J. L., & Keltner, D. (2019).

Mapping the passions: Toward a high dimensional taxonomy of emotional experience and expression.

Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 20, 69-90.

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Witkower, Z., & Tracy, J. L. (2019).

A facial action imposter: How head tilt influences perceptions of dominance from a neutral face.

Psychological Science, 30, 893-906.

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2018 »

Witkower, Z. & Tracy, J. L. (2018).

Bodily communication of emotion: Evidence for extra-facial behavioral expressions and available coding systems.

Emotion Review, 11, 184-193.

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Tracy, J. L., Steckler, C., Randles, D., & Mercadante, E. (2018).

The financial cost of status signaling: Expansive postural displays are associated with a reduction in the receipt of altruistic donations.

Evolution and Human Behavior, 39, 520-528.

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2016 »

Keltner, D., Tracy, J. L., Sauter, D. A., Cordaro, D. C., & McNeil, G. (2016).

Expression of emotion.

In L.F. Barrett, The Handbook of Emotions (4th Edition, pp. 467-482).

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2015 »

Tracy, J. L., Randles, D., & Steckler, C. M. (2015).

The nonverbal communication of emotions.

Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 3, 25-30.

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2013 »

Martens, J. P., & Tracy, J. L.. (2013).

The emotional origins of a social learning bias: Does the pride expression cue copying?

Social Psychological and Personality Science, 4, 492-499.

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Tracy, J. L., Shariff, A. F., Zhao, W., & Henrich, J. (2013).

Cross-Cultural Evidence that the Nonverbal Expression of Pride is an Automatic Status Signal

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 142, 163-180.

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2012 »

Martens, J. P., Tracy, J. L., & Shariff, A. F. (2012).

Status signals: Adaptive benefits of displaying and observing the nonverbal expressions of pride and shame.

Cognition and Emotion, 26, 390-406.

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Shariff, A. F., Tracy, J. L., & Markusoff, J. (2012).

(Implicitly) Judging a Book By Its Cover: The Power of Pride and Shame Expressions in Shaping Judgments of Social Status

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38, 1178-1193.

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Tracy, J. L., & Prehn, C. (2012).

Arrogant or self-confident? The use of contextual knowledge to differentiate hubristic and authentic pride from a single nonverbal expression.

Cognition & Emotion, 26, 14-24.

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2011 »

Tracy, J. L., Robins, R. W., Schriber, R. A., & Solomon, M. (2011).

Is Emotion Recognition Impaired in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders?

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 41, 102-109.

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Tracy, J. L., & Beall, A. (2011).

Happy guys finish last: The impact of emotion expressions on sexual attraction.

Emotion, 11, 1379-1387.

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Shariff, A. F., & Tracy, J. L. (2011)

Emotion expressions: On signals, symbols, and spandrels.

Current Directions in Psychological Science, 20, 407-408.

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Shariff, A. F., & Tracy, J. L. (2011)

What are emotion expressions for?

Current Directions in Psychological Science, 20, 395-399.

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2010 »

Tracy, J. L., Shariff, A. F., & Cheng, J. T. (2010).

A naturalist’s view of pride.

Emotion Review, 2, 163-177 [target article]

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2009 »

Tracy, J. L., Robins, R. W., & Schriber, R. A. (2009).

Development of a FACS-verified set of basic and self-conscious emotion expressions.

Emotion, 9, 554-559.

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Shariff, A. F., & Tracy, J. L. (2009).

Knowing who’s boss: Implicit perceptions of status from the nonverbal expression of pride.

Emotion, 9, 631-639

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2008 »

Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2008).

The automaticity of emotion recognition.

Emotion, 7, 789-801.

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Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2008).

The nonverbal expression of pride: Evidence for cross-cultural recognition.

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 94, 516-530.

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Tracy, J. L., & Matsumoto, D. (2008).

The spontaneous expression of pride and shame: Evidence for biologically innate nonverbal displays.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105, 11655-11660.

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2007 »

Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2007).

Emerging insights into the nature and function of pride.

Current Directions in Psychological Science, 16, 147-150.

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Robins, R. W., Noftle, E. E., & Tracy, J. L. (2007).

Assessing self-conscious emotions: A review of self-report and nonverbal measures.

In J. L. Tracy, R. W. Robins, & J. P. Tangney (Eds.), The self-conscious emotions: Theory and Research. New York: Guilford.

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Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2007).

The prototypical pride expression: Development of a nonverbal behavioral coding system.

Emotion, 7, 789-801.

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2005 »

Tracy, J. L., Robins, R. W., & Lagattuta, K. H. (2005).

Can children recognize the pride expression?

Emotion, 5, 251-257.

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2004 »

Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2004).

Show your pride: Evidence for a discrete emotion expression.

Psychological Science, 15, 194-197.

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2003 »

Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2003).

Does pride have a recognizable expression?

In P. Ekman, J. J. Campos, R. J. Davidson, & F. B. M. de Waal (Eds.), Emotions inside out: 130 years after Darwin’s The expression of emotions in man and animals. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1000, 1-3.

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