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Cultural Studies of Science Education

, Volume 11, Issue 3, pp 823–835 | Cite as

Seeing emotions: a review of micro and subtle emotion expression training

  • Ernest Andre Poole
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Abstract

In this review I explore and discuss the use of micro and subtle expression training in the social sciences. These trainings, offered commercially, are designed and endorsed by noted psychologist Paul Ekman, co-author of the Facial Action Coding System, a comprehensive system of measuring muscular movement in the face and its relationship to the expression of emotions. The trainings build upon that seminal work and present them in a way for either the layperson or researcher to easily add to their personal toolbox for a variety of purposes. Outlined are my experiences across the training products, how they could be used in social science research, a brief comparison to automated systems, and possible next steps.

Keywords

Facial expression of emotion Teacher as researcher Authentic inquiry Sociocultural theory Computer analysis 
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  1. 1.Urban EducationThe Graduate Center of the City University of New YorkNew YorkUSA

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