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Unmasking the Face and ItsUnmasking the Face and ItsSecretsSecrets

Who sees the human face correctly:the photographer, the mirror, or the

painter?---Pablo Picasso

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Are Facial

ExpressionsUniversal?

Are They Learned

or Innate?

Can WeAccurately "Read

Them?

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Darwin's TheoryDarwin's Theory----

All mammals showemotion on their faces.

The Expression of the

Emotions in Man andAnimals, 1872

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Margaret Mead's Theory-- 1960s

Expressions are Culturally Determined

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Paul Ekmans Research

Are there rules thatgovern facial

expressions?

Are these rules thesame for everyone?

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Ekman's Research with the ForeTribe in Papua New Guinea

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Ekman's 6 Universal Expressions

Can You Identify Them?

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Ekman's Facial Action Coding System (FACS)43 Facial Muscles Create 3,000 Meaningful Facial

Expressions

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Real vs. Faked Emotion

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David Matsumoto--

Are FacialExpressions Innateor Learned?

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Matsumoto's Study of Blind Athletes--

Facial Expressions Are Innate, Not Learned

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Micro Expressions

Very Brief--1/15 to 1/25 of asecond

What They Reveal

Traininghttp://face.paulekman.com/default.aspx

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Uses of FACS

Film, ComputerAnimation

(Pixar, Dream Works)

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Actors

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Politicians

"M

onica,who?"

Parents

Health Care Professionals

Educators

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2010 Patricia Moed & Andra Serzans

Contact:patriciamoed@gmail.com;

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