What the Face Reveals
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What the Face Reveals is a scholarly book that explores how human facial expressions convey emotions and psychological states, drawing on research in psychology and nonverbal communication.
All labels observed (1)
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| What the Face Reveals canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10000054 — 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: What the Face Reveals Context triple: [Paul Ekman, hasWritten, What the Face Reveals]
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A.
Speculum Hominis
Speculum Hominis is a Middle English allegorical poem by John Gower that explores moral and religious themes through an extensive mirror-for-mankind framework.
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B.
The Neurotic Constitution
The Neurotic Constitution is a foundational work in individual psychology in which Alfred Adler outlines his theory of neurosis as a response to feelings of inferiority and the striving for superiority.
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C.
The Ego and the Id
The Ego and the Id is a foundational psychoanalytic work by Sigmund Freud that introduces his influential structural model of the mind, dividing it into id, ego, and superego.
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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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E.
Études sur la nature humaine
Études sur la nature humaine is a philosophical and scientific work by immunologist Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov in which he explores human nature, aging, and the possibility of prolonging life.
- 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: What the Face Reveals Target entity description: What the Face Reveals is a scholarly book that explores how human facial expressions convey emotions and psychological states, drawing on research in psychology and nonverbal communication.
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A.
Speculum Hominis
Speculum Hominis is a Middle English allegorical poem by John Gower that explores moral and religious themes through an extensive mirror-for-mankind framework.
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B.
The Neurotic Constitution
The Neurotic Constitution is a foundational work in individual psychology in which Alfred Adler outlines his theory of neurosis as a response to feelings of inferiority and the striving for superiority.
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C.
The Ego and the Id
The Ego and the Id is a foundational psychoanalytic work by Sigmund Freud that introduces his influential structural model of the mind, dividing it into id, ego, and superego.
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D.
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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E.
Études sur la nature humaine
Études sur la nature humaine is a philosophical and scientific work by immunologist Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov in which he explores human nature, aging, and the possibility of prolonging life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
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| instanceOf |
book
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scholarly work ⓘ |
| about |
interpretation of facial cues
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nonverbal indicators of emotion ⓘ scientific research on facial expressions ⓘ |
| describes |
individual differences in facial expression
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links between facial movements and emotional experience ⓘ methods for coding facial expressions ⓘ research on universality of facial expressions ⓘ |
| explores |
applications of facial expression research
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cultural aspects of facial expression ⓘ how observers decode facial expressions ⓘ relationship between facial expression and internal states ⓘ |
| field |
affective science
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nonverbal behavior research ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
how facial expressions convey emotions
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psychological states inferred from the face ⓘ scientific study of facial behavior ⓘ |
| genre | academic literature ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
emotion
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emotion recognition ⓘ facial action coding ⓘ facial expressions ⓘ nonverbal communication ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
graduate students
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professionals in communication studies ⓘ professionals in psychology ⓘ researchers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: What the Face Reveals Description of subject: What the Face Reveals is a scholarly book that explores how human facial expressions convey emotions and psychological states, drawing on research in psychology and nonverbal communication.
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