Facial Expressions Flashcards
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What are facial expressions?
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- so a facial expression = change in the structure of the face that is connected to the social behaviour of the animal
- facial expressions seem to be particularly mobile within mammals
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Why are faces special?
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- the face is more salient in mammals compared to other animals
- face can be used to identify invariant features
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How do we all make the same expressions?
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- muscles sometimes not present
- muscles differ in size/structure
- muscles sometime asymmetric
- individual configurations
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What experienment took place at Duquesne and silppery rock university?
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18 adult dissected
11 females 7 males
61-100 years
Recorded presence and gross anatomy
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What Fields in psychology care about facial expressions?
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- clinical and health psychology
- forensic psychology
- social, evolutionary and developmental psychology
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Can we tell if someone is Lying from their facial expression?
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- marked facial expressions are more inconsistent, higher blink rate
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Summary of facial expressions
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- facial expression is universal but the rare still differences between individuals and cultures
- considuration of facial expression is important many different fields of psychology
- facial expression may have evolved to aid cooperation and social living
