Evidence for training the ability to read microexpressions of emotion

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 181-191

  Matsumoto, David ^a   Hwang, Hyi Sung ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion; Facial expressions; Microexpressions; Nonverbal behavior; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 85028119061     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-011-9212-2     Document Type: Article

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