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Facial Expressions

A facial expression is one or more motions or positions of the muscles in the skin. These movements express the emotional state of the person to observers. Facial expressions are a form of nonverbal communication. They are a primary means of conveying social information among humans, but also take place in most other mammals and some other animal species.

Facial Expressions

Humans can assume a facial expression to read as a voluntary action. However, because expressions are closely tied to emotion, they are more often spontaneous. It can be nearly impossible to avoid expressions for certain emotions, even when it would be strongly advantageous to do so; a person who is trying to avoid insulting an individual he or she finds highly unattractive might nevertheless show a brief expression of disgust before being able to reassume a neutral expression.

Facial Expressions

There are six classically defined facial expressions: JoySurpriseFearAngerDisgustSadness

List of Facial Expressions

Some other examples of feelings or mental states that can be expressed through the face are:

List of Facial Expressions

Boredom Concentration Confusion Contempt Contentment Desire Embarrassment

Empathy Excitement Flirtation Frustration Love Shame Smugness Submission

Crossed eyesEye rollFrownGlareGrimaceGurnPoutPuppy facePursed lips (Air kiss or Snout reflex)Smile (Laughter)SmirkSnarlSneerSticking out the tongue (Blowing a raspberry)WinkA Blank Expression is Called A POKER FACE.

Terms for certain facial expressions themselves, as opposed to the associated emotions, include:

Anger:Frowning

to protect eyes in anticipation of attack

Surprise:Eyebrows raised

to open the eyes wide to facilitate sightMouth opens

to draw in air quickly to put the body in a state of readiness

Elaboration of Expressions

Fear: (Movements similar to surprise but more tense)to protect eyes in anticipation of attack.

Raised eyebrowsOpen mouth

Conflict between readiness + protection

Disgust:Lip movements are related to expelling offensive matter from the mouth.

By-products lip movement include:Nose wrinkling movementsLines below lower eyelid and raising lower eyelid Cheek raising

Elaboration of Expressions

Happiness: Smiling - raised corners of the mouth

Sadness:Upturned inner corners of the eyebrows

Elaboration of Expressions

Facial expressions are also among the most universal forms of body language. The expressions used to convey fear, anger, sadness, and happiness are similar throughout the world. The eyes are frequently referred to as the "windows to the soul" since they are capable of revealing a great deal about what a person if feeling or thinking. As you engage in conversation with another person, taking note of eye movements is a natural and important part of the communication process. Some common things you may note is whether people are making direct eye contact or averting their gaze, how much they are blinking, or if their pupils are dilated.

Universal Facial Expressions

When evaluating body language, pay attention to the follow eye signals:Eye gazeWhen a person looks directly into your eyes when having a conversion, it indicates that they are interested and paying attention. BlinkingBlinking is natural, but you should also pay attention to whether a person is blinking too much or too little. People often blink more rapidly when they are feeling distressed or uncomfortable. Infrequent blinking may indicate that a person is intentionally trying to control his or her eye movements. Pupil sizeOne of the most subtle cues that eyes provide is through the size of the pupils. While light levels in the environment control pupil dilation, sometimes emotions can also cause small changes in pupil size

Contribution of EYES on Facial Expressions

AssumptionsCertain facial expressions of emotion are innateIf emotions are expressed similarly regardless of culture or situation it suggests that facial expressions are important guides to emotionFacial expression is contextual social indicator of behavioral intentInnate basic emotions view doesn’t adequately account for ‘blends’No need to account for false/felt displays as all displays arise out of social interactionFacial displays do not have to equate to the experienced emotion

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