CMN 120 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Matching Principle, Physical Attractiveness, Miosis
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Video the human face: emotions, identities and masks. Masks were used for two reasons in ancient societies: cosmetic, magic. The face is used to convey three things in modern society: attraction, emotion, identity. We associate emotions conveyed by the face (i. e. , happiness, anger, disgust, sadness, fear, surprise) make it possible for people in different cultures to identify what one another are feeling. Social smile only the lower face is involved. Genuine smile both the lower and upper (wrinkles around the eyes) face are involved. Japanese tend not to show emotion via the face. English (compared to americans) also tend to restrict facial displays of emotion. The face is like a fingerprint; it marks us as unique and is used by law enforcement as a primary means of identification. When people are lying, their face tends to be animated; when telling the truth, the face tends to be more relaxed.
