Emotion In The Human Face: Guidelines For Research And An Integration Of Findings
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
What does the human face truly reveal about the inner workings of the mind? Emotion in the Human Face: Guidelines for Research and an Integration of Findings is a landmark academic work that systematically examines the relationship between facial expression and emotional experience, synthesising decades of empirical research into a coherent and authoritative framework. The authors — pioneering psychologists Paul Ekman, Wallace V. Friesen, and Phoebe Ellsworth — present a rigorous methodology for studying facial behaviour, while critically evaluating the existing body of scientific literature to resolve long-standing contradictions in the field. This volume stands as a foundational text in the psychology of emotion, arguing persuasively for the universality of certain facial expressions across cultures and laying the groundwork for Ekman's later, globally influential research. Written with scholarly precision yet intellectual accessibility, it instructs researchers on best practices while illuminating the profound complexity hidden in a simple human expression. For anyone seeking to understand the science behind the face we show the world — and the emotions we cannot hide — this essential work raises a question that lingers long after the final page: how much of what we feel is truly written on our faces?
Author: Paul Ekman, Wallace V. Friesen, Phoebe Ellsworth
Format: Hardback
Genre: Psychology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
What does the human face truly reveal about the inner workings of the mind? Emotion in the Human Face: Guidelines for Research and an Integration of Findings is a landmark academic work that systematically examines the relationship between facial expression and emotional experience, synthesising decades of empirical research into a coherent and authoritative framework. The authors — pioneering psychologists Paul Ekman, Wallace V. Friesen, and Phoebe Ellsworth — present a rigorous methodology for studying facial behaviour, while critically evaluating the existing body of scientific literature to resolve long-standing contradictions in the field. This volume stands as a foundational text in the psychology of emotion, arguing persuasively for the universality of certain facial expressions across cultures and laying the groundwork for Ekman's later, globally influential research. Written with scholarly precision yet intellectual accessibility, it instructs researchers on best practices while illuminating the profound complexity hidden in a simple human expression. For anyone seeking to understand the science behind the face we show the world — and the emotions we cannot hide — this essential work raises a question that lingers long after the final page: how much of what we feel is truly written on our faces?