Chapter 13 Expressed Emotion

1. Chapter 13Expressed Emotion

2. Expressed Emotion Emotions are expressed on the face, from the body and the intonation of the voice. Is this non-verbal language of emotion universal?

3. Nonverbal Communication Most of us are good at deciphering emotions thorough non-verbal communication. In a crowd of faces a single angry face will “pop out” faster than a single happy face (Fox et al. 2000).

4. Gender, Emotion, and Nonverbal Behavior Women are much better at discerning nonverbal emotions then men. When shown sad, happy and scary film clips women expressed emotions more than men.

5. Detecting and Computing Emotion Most people find it difficult to detect deceiving emotion. Even trained professionals like police officers, psychiatrists, judges, and polygraphists detected deceiving emotions 54% of the time. Dr. Paul Elkman, University of California at San Francisco Which of Paul Ekman smile is genuine?

6. Hindu Dance In classical Hindu dance, the body is trained to effectively convey 10 different emotions. Network Photographers/ Alamy

7. Culture and Emotional Expression When culturally diverse people were shown basic facial expressions, they did pretty well at recognizing them (Ekman & Matsumoto, 1989). Elkman & Matsumoto, Japanese and Caucasian Facial Expression of Emotion

8. Emotions are Adaptive Darwin speculated that our ancestors communicated with facial expression in the absence of language. Nonverbal facial expression led to their survival. Charles Darwin (1809-1882)

9. Analyzing Emotion Analysis of emotions is carried out on different levels.

10. The Effects of Facial Expression If facial expressions are manipulated, like furrowing brows, people feel sad while looking at sad pictures. Courtesy of Louis Schake/ Michael Kausman/ The New York Times Pictures Attaching two golf tee to the face and making their tips touch makes furrow on the forehead.