PSYB01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Facial Action Coding System, Caveat Emptor, Paul Ekman
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On an experimental design allows for testing of cause-and-effect relationships. Paul ekman: study of facial expressions of emotion (1960s) Traced to charles darwin"s 1872 book the expression of the emotions in man and animals . Went to places like japan, brazil and argentina, then to jungles of papua new guinea. Discovery that facial expressions of emotions were not socially learned but rather products of evolution. 7 basic emotions: fear, anger, happiness, contempt, surprise, disgust and sadness. Description: principle objective of research is to provide a scientific understanding of the topic, researchers describe and define terms both conceptually and operationally. Conceptual definition: provides the meaning, often rather broad in scope, of an abstract term. Operational definition: follow from conceptual, indicates how a concept is coded, measured or quantified. Ekman: facial action coding system: defines specific combinations of facial muscle movements that are universally generated when certain emotions are elicited.
