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Facial Expressions of Emotion

New Findings, New Questions

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ID23324928
AuthorsPaul Ekman (0000-0001-9849-0201, University of California, San Francisco, corresponding author)
Year1992
Volume3
Issue1
Pages34-38
Publication date1992-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0956-7976 • E-ISSN: 1467-9280
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-9280.1992.tb00253.x
OpenAlexW1986101067
LanguageEN
Citations received100
References cited40

The evidence on universals in facial expression of emotion, renewed controversy about that evidence, and new findings on cultural differences are reviewed. New findings on the capability for voluntarily made facial expressions to generate changes in both autonomic and central nervous system activity are discussed, and possible mechanisms by which this could occur are outlined. Finally, new work which has identified how to distinguish the smile of enjoyment from other types of smiling is described.

Cognitive psychology · Expression (computer science) · Facial expression · Linguistics · Problem of universals · Communication · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Face Recognition and Perception · Multisensory perception and integration · Psychology

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