DCD602 - Ch2 - FEAP

Question 1

What does FEAP stand for?

Answer 1

F - Facial
E - Expression
A - Analysis
P - Protocol

Question 2

Which theoretical basis gives FEAP psychological importance?

Answer 2

1. Universality of facial expression of basic emotions.
2. Differentiated neural pathways exist for intentional and automatic facial movements.
3. Cognitive thematic nuclei associated with emotions.

Answer 3

• protocol is not a tool to detect deception.
• it is a tool to detect consistency or inconsistency in emotional facial expressions.
• detecting an inconsistency will be a red flag, not an indicator of lying.

Red flags and inconsistencies will guide investigators to search for evidence to prove deceit, falsehood, or truth.

Question 4

Discuss ‘false positives’ associated with facial expression analysis as a deception detection tool.

Answer 4

The presence of inconsistent facial expressions in certain genuine expressions can lead to the misinterpretation that emotion is being simulated (false positive).

Question 5

Explain phase 1 of FEAP: Expected Emotion (EE)

Answer 5

• Analyze the expected emotion the cognitive interpretation of a situation should elicit in the subject under analysis.
• Eg - loss of loved one - expected facial expression - sadness
• false accusation - anger
• achievement or accomplishment - joy.

Question 6

Explain Phase 2 of FEAP: Displayed Emotion (DE)

Answer 6

• Analyse expression visible on the subject under analysis.
• if not fit EE - analyze the reason for lack of Facial expression or no expression.
• Possible disorders - alexithymia, autism spectrum disorders, psychopathy & physical such as facial paralysis or botox.
• No DE - cannot use protocol.

Question 7

Discuss Phase 3 of FEAP: Visual comparison.

Answer 7

Comparing EE with DE, we can conclude the first level of consistency/inconsistency.
- Rapid analysis.
- Many inconsistencies/alarms appear in this stage in real life.

Question 8

Discuss Phase 4 of FEAP: Detailed Analysis.

Answer 8

• Apply FACS and EMFACS to analyze DE.
• Are action units present in DE.
• if the prototypical facial expression of EE coincided with DE - -> emotional consistency in displayed behavior.

Question 9

What is the hypothesis of emotional simulation?

Pages 16 - 18 (top) - three examples of analysis.

Answer 9

Emotional theories used in simulation.

The idea is that an individual has to understand the physiological changes caused by a situation to trigger an emotion. These authors rely on sociological theories to explain that a person must always understand his/her physiological state.