The influence of the fear facial expression on prosocial responding

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Deficits in facial affect recognition among antisocial populations: a meta-analysis. (2008, background): “Distress cues such as fearful or sad expressions have been theorized to stabilize social interactions among healthy individuals by eliciting affective responses that reduce the likelihood of continued aggression against the victim (Blair, 1995, 2001; Marsh and Ambady, 2007).”
Presidential speechmaking style: Emotional response to micro-expressions of facial affect (2009, background): “Studies presenting facial expressions below the threshold of conscious awareness demonstrate that facial displays of emotions such as anger, fear and happiness, impact an individual’s emotional response without their awareness (Channouf 2000; Dimburg et al. 2000; Esteves et al. 1994; Marsh and Amba”
The nonverbal communication of emotions (2015, background): “Upon viewing a fear display only briefly, adults demonstrate a tendency to pull a level toward themselves — suggesting a desire to bring the fearful individual closer in [33 ,34].”