Ekmans facial feed back theory

Research from the s and s suggests you do - at least physiologically. To ensure his scientific reputation remains unblemished, Ekman has written a blog on the show's website after each episode broadcast so far in the US. Particularly, a "strong" version facial feedback is the decisive factor in whether emotional perception occurs or not and a "weak" version facial expression plays a limited role in influencing affect. The role of spatial working memory in inhibition of return: Evidence from divided attention tasks. Sound like a good scenario for a TV drama? While a plethora of research exists on the facial feedback hypothesis and its variations, only the weak version has received substantial support, thus it is widely suggested that facial expression likely holds a minor facilitative impact on emotional experience.

Medicine, U. J Pers Soc Psychol. Review of General Psychology. He has created an "atlas of emotions" with more than ten thousand facial expressions, and has gained a reputation as the best human lie detector in the world. Kenrick Simon M. Springer Netherlands. Cambridge University Press.

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