Practice Faces

This is your chance to practice ‘Seeing’ and connecting with your intuition. What’s the overall feeling you get from each face below? Jot down your first instinct without thinking much. Then, try to figure out what you are seeing by checking out paul ekman’s comments at the end of the document. These exercises are pretty hard because they are very subtle, but they will give you a chance to practice noticing the hotspots we mentioned in class. Sadness: eyebrow inner corner raise, slight droop to mouth Anger: thinned/ slightly pressed lips, lowered eyebrows Fear: tension in mouth Disgust: Nose crinkle Contempt: one-sided smile

This is what Paul Ekman sees. Note: this exercise can be found in the book ‘Emotions Revealed’ by Paul Ekman. This is a great book for further reading, in case you would like to learn more about each emotion.