Human Facial Expression

An Evolutionary View

• Author(s): Alan J. Fridlund,
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Pages: 369
• ISBN_10: 0122676300
  ISBN_13: 9780122676307
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Medical / Mental Health , Psychology / Emotions , Psychology / Social Psychology , Psychology / Movements / Behaviorism , Social Science / Anthropology / General , Social Science / Human Geography , Social Science / Sociology / General ,

Description:... This text provides an integrated view of human facial expressions based on contemporary knowledge about the evolution of signaling across the animal kingdom. Spanning fields that range from psychology and anthropology to neurology and linguistics, it discusses questions such as: What do facial expressions express? How did facial expressions evolve? What relationship is there between expressions and emotions and motives?