Lesson in Introduction to Psychology and General Psychology

1. Emotion and Micro
expressions
Prepared by:
Orlando A. Pistan, MAEd
Psychology Instructor

2. What is Emotion?
 Comes from the Latin word “emovere” which
means “to move out”. Conveys the idea of an
outward expression of something inside.
 In psychology, emotion is defined as a subjective
state that is a reaction to either internal or external
stimuli. It strongly affects behavior.
 Emotion is associated with a range of
psychological phenomena, including
temperament, personality, mood, and motivation.

3. Aspects of Emotions
Conscious experience – events, which serves as
stimulus, that people can describe verbally.
Cognition – one’s thoughts and perception of the
event or stimulus.
Physiological response – bodily changes that occur
during the emotion.
Behavior – the actions and reactions of the person

4. Aspects of Emotions
Conscious
Experience
Cognition
Physiological
response
Behavior

5. Microexpressions
 Learning how to decode the face
is like having a super power.

6. What is a Micro expression?
A micro expression is a brief and involuntary facial
expression that is shown on the face of humans
according to the emotions that are being experienced.
Macro expressions are often
intentional facial displays of emotion that last from
half of a second to about 4 seconds.
Unlike regular prolonged facial expressions, it is
difficult to fake a micro expression.

7. Microexpressions
 The face is the window into the
soul if you know how to read it.
The good news is we can already
tell a lot about someone by their
face.

8. 7 Universal Microexpressions
Disgust
Anger
Fear
Sadness
Happiness
Surprise
Contempt

9. Facts:
The face is the best indicator
of a person’s emotions.

10. Facts:
Micro expressions occur as fast
as 1/15 to 1/25 of a second.
Vs.
Macro expression – 1/50 to 4
secs.

11. Facts:
Micro expressions are
universal.

12. Facts:
Emotions not only cause facial
expressions, facial expressions also
cause emotions.

13. Surprise (Pagtataka, Pagkagulat,
Pagkamangha)
 -The brows are raised and
curved
 -Skin below the brow is
stretched
 -Horizontal wrinkles across
the forehead
 -Eyelids are opened, white of
the eye showing above and
below
 -Jaw drops open and teeth are
parted but there is not tension
or stretching of the mouth

14. Fear (Takot, Sindak, Pangamba)
 Brows are raised and drawn
together, usually in a flat line
 -Wrinkles in the forehead are
in the center between the
brows, not across
 -Upper eyelid is raised, but
the lower lid is tense and
drawn up
 -Upper eye has white
showing, but not the lower
white
 -Mouth is open and lips are
slightly tensed or stretched
and drawn back

15. Disgust (Pagkasuya, Pagkayamot,
Pagkainis)
 -Upper lip is raised
 -Lower lip is lowered
 -Nose is wrinkled
 -Cheeks are raised
 -Lines show below the lower
lid
 This is the expression you
make when you smell, see and
hear something bad.

16. Anger (Galit, Poot, Ngitngit)
 -The brows are lowered and
drawn together
 -Vertical lines appear between
the brows
 -Lower lid is tensed
 -Eyes hard stare or bulging
 -Lips can be pressed firmly
together with corners down or
square shape as if shouting
 -Nostrils may be dilated
 -The lower jaw juts out
 (All three facial areas must be
engaged to not have any
ambiguity)

17. Sadness (Lungkot, Lumbay, Hapis,
Kapanglawan)
 -Inner corners of the eyebrows
are drawn in and then up
 -Skin below eyebrow
triangulated, with inner
corner up
 -Corner of the lips are drawn
down
 -Jaw comes up
 -Lower lip pouts out
 *This is the hardest
microexpression to fake!

18. Happiness (Kaligayahan, Kasayahan,
Pagkagalak, Kaluguran)
 Corners of the lips are drawn
back and up
 -Mouth may or may not be
parted, teeth exposed
 -A wrinkle runs from outer
nose to outer lip
 -Cheeks are raised
 -Lower lid may show wrinkles
or be tense

19. Contempt / Hate (Paglait, Paghamak, Pagdusta,
Pag-alipusta)
 -One side of the mouth
raises
 -One eyebrow raises
 -Smirking

20. Emotion and Micro
expressions
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paying attention.