RUDN Journal of Psychology and PedagogicsRUDN Journal of Psychology and Pedagogics2313-16832313-1705Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)7684Categorial Featuresof Perception of Facial ExpressionsAnanyevaK IЛаборатория системных исследований психики; Институт психологии Российской академии наук; Institute of Psychology of the Russian Academy of Sciences-BarabanschikovВ АЛаборатория системных исследований психики; Институт психологии Российской академии наук; Institute of Psychology of the Russian Academy of Sciences-ZhegalloA VЛаборатория системных исследований психики; Институт психологии Российской академии наук; Institute of Psychology of the Russian Academy of Sciences-Institute of Psychology of the Russian Academy of Sciences150220082202808092016Copyright © 2016, Psychology and Pedagogics2016The article gives a review of the modern condition of researching categorial features of perception of facial expressions. On the material of the experiments made by the authors the factors influencing the display of the categorial effect are considered: the type of the discriminatory task, the basic level of the efficiency of the image distinction, the time of the exposition, the specifics of the concrete incentive material.