PSYC 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Microexpression, Facial Expression, Nonverbal Communication
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Forms a universal language system in part. Expresses (cid:449)hat (cid:448)er(cid:271)al (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)i(cid:272)atio(cid:374) (cid:449)o(cid:374)"t, (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t or should(cid:374)"t. Expresses certain emotion does not indicate what caused them. Universal expressions (ekman & friesen: anger, contempt, disgust, fear, joy (happiness, sorrow (sadness, surprise. Believed to be universal (ekman, 2008: pain, amusement, embarrassment, anxiety guilt, pride, relief pleasure, shame (associated head movement) Micro-expressions: facial expressions last from 67ms to 500ms, regular emotions last . 5 to 4 seconds, manifests in high stress/high stakes situations where trying to conceal true emotions. Why does it manifest: tug of war between prymidal track (voluntary) and extraprymidal tract (involuntary) for emotional expression (williams, 2002, how are micro-expressions useful, allows us to see true emotions. Limitations of micro-expressions: medical issues stroke, botox, drugs (muscle relaxants, alcohol, under active amygdala. Why do people lie: ensure continuation of services (drug seeking, protect or enhance self-image, avoid negative consequences, maintain privacy, control the conversation, and many more.
