This research investigated the roles of perceivers’ facial mimicry and empathy in the emotional victim effect (EVE) – the finding that complainants tend to appear more credible when exhibiting (vs. not exhibiting) negative emotional displays during their statements. Because facial mimicry plays a key role in empathic responding, it was hypothesized that inhibiting and facilitating perceivers’ mimicry would attenuate and amplify the EVE, respectively.

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抱怨的情感表达和感知的信誉：探索感知者的面部模仿和同理心的作用

这项研究调查了感知者的面部模仿和同情心在情感受害者效应（EVE）中的作用-发现申诉人在陈述过程中表现出（而不是表现出）负面情绪表现时，往往显得更可信。由于面部模仿在共情反应中起关键作用，因此假设抑制和促进感知者的模仿会分别减弱和扩大EVE。