Short overview of the RaFD image set

On this page you will find a short overview of the RaFD image set. For detailed information on the RaFD, please click here.

Models

In total, the set contains 67 models:

• 20 Caucasian male adults
• 19 Caucasian female adults
• 4 Caucasian male children
• 6 Caucasian female children
• 18 Moroccan male adults

Expressions

Each model was trained by a FACS (Facial Action Coding System) coder, to show each of the following emotional expressions:

• happy
• angry
• sad
• contemptuous
• disgusted
• neutral
• fearful
• surprised

Gaze direction

Each emotion was shown with three different gaze directions (without changing head orientation):

• looking left
• looking frontal
• looking right

Camera angle

Each picture was taken from five different camera angles simultaneously.