RECOGNIZING EKMAN’S JACFEE SET OF STIMULI BY MALE SUBJECTS IN VARIED TIME INTERVALS IN CORRELATION WITH THE DRIVING FORCES IN THEIR PERSONALITY

Abstract

The study focuses on the correlation of Szondi’s driving forces in a person with microgenesis of perception of JACFEE set of stimuli by male students (17 subjects). Method: the subjects were exposed to Ekman’s JACFEE set of stimuli (with varied time intervals of 16 msec, 34 msec, 49 msec, 66 msec) in background noise conditions. We have found that (1) microgenesis of perception of the JACFEE set of stimuli involves a chain of phases, in the course of which the mechanisms of perception follow in succession. The first two phases are a period (up to 34 msec) of unconscious emotional preparedness, followed by the period of conscious recognition of the JACFEE set of stimuli. (2) Each of the phases conveys a unique information set describing the correlation of Szondi’s driving forces in a person with microgenesis of perception of JACFEE stimuli set. (3) The microgenesis of JACFEE perception for each item found in the JACFEE set of stimuli has its own specific characteristics. (4) Among men prone to autistic behaviour, those with pronounced introversion commonly recognise ‘happiness’ well, whereas those with a tendency toward abstention from fulfilling their needs are good at recognising ‘sadness’. Both of these categories hardly recognise ‘neutral face’ expression.