Lie to Me: The TV Drama Series While Lie to Me the TV show is loosely based on Dr. Paul Ekman’s work in the field of microexpressions, it must be remembered that the show is a television drama series where plot lines are fabricated, characters are fictional and the truth is often exaggerated. How accurate…
Read MoreCommon Misconceptions about Microexpressions Part 2
Our list of microexpression misconceptions continued…read on to find out what is myth vs reality when it comes to micros. 5) Only psychologists study and use microexpressions While it is true that many studies regarding microexpressions have been conducted by psychologists, the knowledge of microexpressions can be used in a wide variety of professions. In…
Read MoreFacial Expressions are Not Universal? The study and its flaws…
In a recent study entitled Cultural Confusions Show Facial Expressions Are Not Universal, Rachael Jack and her colleagues challenged 100s of studies documenting the universality of facial expressions. The conclusions of this article are highly flawed for many reasons and below I outline a few of them. 1. The fact of the matter is that…
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