Emotion in the Human Face
Edited by Paul Ekman
Paul Ekman
Dr. Ekman was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by TIME Magazine and ranked fifteenth among the most influential psychologists of the 21st century. He is the world’s deception detection expert and co-discoverer of micro expressions, involuntary facial expressions that occur within a fraction of a second exposing a person’s true emotions. Learning to detect this leakage is critical for emotional intelligence and detecting deception. He was and the inspiration behind the hit TV series, “Lie to Me.”
Emotion in the Human Face
Edited by Paul Ekman
The original edition of Emotion in the Human Face, published in 1972, was the first volume to evaluate and integrate all the research on facial expression of emotion since Darwin’s The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals was published in 1872. It presented a detailed, critical discussion of research involving the face and emotion, focusing on the complex conceptual and methodological issues involved, and settling many past controversies, such as whether the face provides accurate information about emotion, and whether some facial expressions are universal.
In 1982, Dr. Ekman expanded, reorganized, annotated, and cross-referenced the contents of the first edition, bringing the review of basic research up to date and charting the new developments in the field.
This special Malor Books edition is a reprint of this important work.
Contributors to this work include: Paul Ekman, Phoebe Ellsworth, Wallace V. Friesen, Joseph C. Hager, Harriet Oster, Maureen O’Sullivan, William K. Redican and Silvan S. Tomkins.
