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초록

Facial expressions are primary cues for emotion perception, yet their interpretation is influenced by contextual factors. Color is one such factor, carrying affective meanings that may affect how emotional expressions are recognized. The present study examined how red and yellow facial colors affect the recognition of anger and happiness expressions in Korean participants, and whether these effects are modulated by semantic priming. Participants first completed a Stroop task designed either to strengthen color-emotion associations (congruent priming condition) or to present colors in a non-associative manner (incongruent priming condition). They then judged facial expressions overlaid with red or yellow hues. Results showed that red facilitated recognition of angry faces, whereas yellow facilitated recognition of happy faces, with these effects being robust under the semantic priming condition. Reaction time analyses further revealed a facilitative effect of yellow on happy face recognition, while the facilitation of red on anger was less consistent. These findings suggest that color acts not only as a perceptual cue but also as a conceptually grounded signal that interacts with higher-order semantic processes in shaping emotional face perception.

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