Body Language Webinar: Session 2 Recap

Thanks to everyone who attended the second session of our body language webinar series! The session was held last Thursday, August 13th and the topic was Lets Face it! The Face and Facial Expressions Here’s what one person said about our body language series: As you know, I love the work of Dr. Matsumoto at…

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How many basic emotions are there in psychology?

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How many basic emotions do humans have? If you ask Google “what are basic emotions” you could be overwhelmed since there are many different answers. It may even seem like science and scientists themselves may be confused. In reality, there isn’t one simple answer. There are many different models of basic emotions and thus, each…

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Addressing Arguments Against Facial Expressions of Emotion

Arguments Against Facial Expressions

Within the past few months, many people have reached out to Humintell and asked us to comment on recent research regarding arguments against facial expressions of emotion. After a lot of deliberation, Director Dr. David Matsumoto addresses those issues in the video above.  First and foremost, I’d like to express my deep and sincere respect…

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Universal or Just Deceptive Emotions?

We spend a fair amount of this blog discussing the role of universal emotional expressions, but not everyone agrees. Some emerging research, such as a recent study by Drs. Carlos Crivelli and Alan Fridlund, has begun to challenge some fundamental ideas related to the concept of basic emotions. This research questions whether facial expressions reflect…

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