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Facial Expressions of Emotion

Facial Expressions of Emotion Research on facial expressions of emotion has been episodic. The topic flourished from 1 920 to 1 940, drawing the attention of well-known psychol­ ogists: e.g. Allport, Boring, Goodenough, Guilford, Hunt, Klineberg, Lan­ dis, Munn, Titchener, Woodworth. Yet the cumulative knowledge was unimpressive. In the opinion of influential reviewers (15, 76, 127), there were no consistent answers to the most fundamental questions about the accuracy of information provided by facial expressions, their universality and possible innateness, etc. During the next 20 years there were compara­ tively few studies of facial expression, with the exception of Schlosberg's ( 1 12-114) reports that categorical judgments of emotion can be ordered in terms of underlying dimensions. A number of recent trends have con­ tributed to the resurgence of interest in facial expression. Tomkins ( 128, 129) provided a theoretical rationale for studying the face as a means oflearning about personality and emotion. He (130) also showed that observers can obtain very high agreement in judging emotion if the facial expressions are carefully selected to show what he believes are the innate facial affects. Tomkins greatly influenced both Ekman and Izard, helping each of them to plan their initial cross-cultural studies of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annual Review of Psychology Annual Reviews

Facial Expressions of Emotion

Ekman, P; Oster, H
Annual Review of Psychology , Volume 30 (1) – Feb 1, 1979
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Annual Reviews
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Copyright 1979 Annual Reviews. All rights reserved
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0066-4308
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1545-2085
DOI
10.1146/annurev.ps.30.020179.002523
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Abstract

Research on facial expressions of emotion has been episodic. The topic flourished from 1 920 to 1 940, drawing the attention of well-known psychol­ ogists: e.g. Allport, Boring, Goodenough, Guilford, Hunt, Klineberg, Lan­ dis, Munn, Titchener, Woodworth. Yet the cumulative knowledge was unimpressive. In the opinion of influential reviewers (15, 76, 127), there were no consistent answers to the most fundamental questions about the accuracy of information provided by facial expressions, their universality and possible innateness, etc. During the next 20 years there were compara­ tively few studies of facial expression, with the exception of Schlosberg's ( 1 12-114) reports that categorical judgments of emotion can be ordered in terms of underlying dimensions. A number of recent trends have con­ tributed to the resurgence of interest in facial expression. Tomkins ( 128, 129) provided a theoretical rationale for studying the face as a means oflearning about personality and emotion. He (130) also showed that observers can obtain very high agreement in judging emotion if the facial expressions are carefully selected to show what he believes are the innate facial affects. Tomkins greatly influenced both Ekman and Izard, helping each of them to plan their initial cross-cultural studies of

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Published: Feb 1, 1979

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