Micro ExpressionsWhat our face is telling others.

Intro“Real” Smiles vs. Fake Smiles

What is a “MicroExpression”“is a brief, involuntary facial expression

shown on the face of humans according to emotions experienced.”

Last “only 1/15 to 1/25 of a second.

“occur in high-stakes situations”

“first discovered by Haggard and Isaacs…in their 1966 study”

Source: Wikipedia

Example of MicroExpressionshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8LJA

eg9YJ4&feature=player_embedded

7 “Detectable Expressions”HappinessSurpriseSadness

FearAngerDisgustContempt

Example of Ekman’s Action Units

Source: http://www.ecse.rpi.edu/~cvrl/tongy/aurecognition.html

Example of Ekman’s Action Units

Source: http://www.ecse.rpi.edu/~cvrl/tongy/aurecognition.html

“The enjoyment smile was defined by the presence of 2 AU’s,The A12 and the A6 with no further facial actions present.”-Paul Ekman and Erika Rosenberg, “What the Face Reveals: Basic and Applied Studies of Spontaneous Expression…”, pg. 118

Example of Ekman’s Action Units

Source: http://www.ecse.rpi.edu/~cvrl/tongy/aurecognition.html

“The enjoyment smile was defined by the presence of 2 AU’s,The A12 and the A6 with no further facial actions present.”-Paul Ekman, “What the face reveals: basic and applied studies of spontaneous expression”, pg. 118

Flashcard Activity: Way to get feedback on your skill at

interpreting faces and “microexpressions.”

Activity - DebriefWere there certain emotions that were easy

to recognize?Other’s that were more difficult

How This Relates to ClassDecoding a Message Paradigm of Facial

Interpretation – where are we coming from;

What influences our paradigm of how we interpret faces?

Other ResourcesPaul’s Book – use the Flash CardsFacsFree online tutorials

http://www.cio.com/article/facial-expressions-test

Experiments – Record a conversation using your iPhone or iPad and look at the expressions. Evaluate them using Eckman’s guidelines. Anything surprising?

Additional Material (..if extra time….)

Sample ExperimentRecording the expressions of my

finace….

John Gottman’s WorkJohn Gottman's theories of how to

predict which couples will stay marriedGottman says 4 Destructive Emotions

DefensivenessStonewallingCriticismContempt*

Source: Wikipedia