Emotion in the Human Face
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Emotion in the Human Face is a seminal psychological work that systematically analyzes how facial expressions convey universal human emotions across cultures.
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| Emotion in the Human Face canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10000053 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Emotion in the Human Face Context triple: [Paul Ekman, hasWritten, Emotion in the Human Face]
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A.
The Intelligence of Emotions
The Intelligence of Emotions is the subtitle of Martha C. Nussbaum’s philosophical work "Upheavals of Thought," which explores how emotions are integral to rational judgment, ethics, and human flourishing.
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Heads, Features and Faces
Heads, Features and Faces is an instructional art book by George Bridgman that teaches artists how to construct and draw the human head and facial features with an emphasis on structure and anatomy.
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The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals is Charles Darwin’s influential 1872 work that explores how human and animal emotional expressions evolved and are biologically rooted.
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facial feedback hypothesis
The facial feedback hypothesis is a psychological theory proposing that facial expressions can influence emotional experiences, so that forming a particular expression can intensify or even generate the corresponding emotion.
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Faces
Faces is a 1968 independent drama film written and directed by John Cassavetes, noted for its raw, improvisational style and intense exploration of marital breakdown and human relationships.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Emotion in the Human Face Target entity description: Emotion in the Human Face is a seminal psychological work that systematically analyzes how facial expressions convey universal human emotions across cultures.
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A.
The Intelligence of Emotions
The Intelligence of Emotions is the subtitle of Martha C. Nussbaum’s philosophical work "Upheavals of Thought," which explores how emotions are integral to rational judgment, ethics, and human flourishing.
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B.
Heads, Features and Faces
Heads, Features and Faces is an instructional art book by George Bridgman that teaches artists how to construct and draw the human head and facial features with an emphasis on structure and anatomy.
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C.
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals is Charles Darwin’s influential 1872 work that explores how human and animal emotional expressions evolved and are biologically rooted.
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D.
facial feedback hypothesis
The facial feedback hypothesis is a psychological theory proposing that facial expressions can influence emotional experiences, so that forming a particular expression can intensify or even generate the corresponding emotion.
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E.
Faces
Faces is a 1968 independent drama film written and directed by John Cassavetes, noted for its raw, improvisational style and intense exploration of marital breakdown and human relationships.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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psychology book ⓘ |
| addresses |
methodological issues in studying facial expressions
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problems of cross-cultural research design ⓘ validity of emotion recognition tasks ⓘ |
| author |
Paul Ekman
NERFINISHED
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Phoebe Ellsworth NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallace V. Friesen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
cross-cultural studies
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empirical research ⓘ photographic stimuli of facial expressions ⓘ |
| concludes | that recognition of several basic emotions from the face is above chance in many cultures ⓘ |
| examines |
basic emotions such as happiness, sadness, anger, fear, surprise, and disgust
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cultural differences in emotion recognition ⓘ cultural similarities in emotion recognition ⓘ display rules for emotional expression ⓘ how observers categorize facial expressions into emotion labels ⓘ |
| field | psychology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
measurement of facial movements
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recognition of emotion from facial cues ⓘ relationship between facial expressions and emotions ⓘ universality of facial expressions across cultures ⓘ |
| hasForm | academic monograph ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
classic in the study of facial expression
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seminal work in emotion research ⓘ |
| influenced |
affective science
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clinical assessment of affect ⓘ cross-cultural emotion research ⓘ development of the Facial Action Coding System ⓘ research on facial expression coding ⓘ social psychology of emotion ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
cross-cultural psychology
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emotion ⓘ facial expression ⓘ nonverbal communication ⓘ universal emotions ⓘ |
| proposes | that some facial expressions of emotion are universal ⓘ |
| provides |
data tables on recognition rates
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photographic plates of posed facial expressions ⓘ theoretical discussion of basic emotions ⓘ |
| subfield |
emotion psychology
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nonverbal behavior research ⓘ |
| supportsClaim | Darwin's theory that basic emotions have universal expressions ⓘ |
| usedIn |
psychology courses
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research on nonverbal behavior ⓘ training on emotion recognition ⓘ |
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Subject: Emotion in the Human Face Description of subject: Emotion in the Human Face is a seminal psychological work that systematically analyzes how facial expressions convey universal human emotions across cultures.
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