By Irada Yunusova
People consider love to be universal. But what else is? A smile? A laugh? A recent study suggests that certain positive and negative emotional non-speech cues are understood by multiple cultures. It is possible to infer another person's emotional state of mind from his expressed non-speech sounds, such as crying, hums, laughter, and sighs.
A recent international study by Petri Laukka analyzed the recognition of listeners from various cultures of emotional non-speech vocalizations. The Swedish subjects in this study were able to accurately identify various emotional sounds produced by individuals from other countries, including India, Kenya, Singapore, and USA. The highest recognition ratings for positive emotions were noted for relief, sexual lust, interest, serenity, and positive surprise. For negative emotions, subjects exceled at identifying anger, disgust, fear, sadness, and negative surprise.
Regardless of if an emotion is negative or positive, it is possible for an individual to recognize it in a person from a different country. In addition to facial expressions, emotional information provided by voices can help foster cross-cultural understanding.
References: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/264191.php
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