I’m sure at some point in time everybody has wondered if someone was telling him or her the truth or not. With the knowledge of micro expressions it can be easily determined whether someone is lying or telling the truth. Micro expressions occur on different parts of the face when someone is trying to conceal an emotion. Knowing micro expressions can be essential to everyday life situations, and being able to read and interpret them is key to understanding nonverbal behavior and people.
The background and history of micro expressions goes all the way back to Charles Darwin in 1872. Darwin was the first person to suggest that emotions were universal, and that they are biologically innate (Matsumoto, Hwang, 2011). When Darwin first published …show more content…
We learn micro expressions so we can gain a broader perspective of how we interact with people, and achieve a greater perspective on situations. Also with the knowledge of micro expressions we can protect against deception, and manipulate or guide the perceptions of other people (Scheve, n.d.). A coding analyst named Dan Hill is able to take facial cues from people and use them to figure out if they are selfish, inclined to get into trouble or will fail under pressure. He then uses that knowledge to help employers when hiring (Shea, 2015). Micro expressions are also used in law enforcement to help better them when trying to detect suspicious behaviors. They can take a training course to help them pick up on facial cues, like a millisecond long look of fear being expressed by someone at a security check at the airport (Scheve, …show more content…
Micro expressions can help people become more sensitive to other peoples feelings, since common expressions on the face don’t always accurately portray how someone is really feeling. By being able to read the emotions that they are trying to conceal, it can better peoples understanding of others (Ekman, 2015). Everyone can benefit from learning micro expressions, teachers can read the expressions of their students faces to obtain cues when deciding if students are understanding the material or not. Bosses can read the emotions of their employees to avoid wearing them out, and improve effectiveness (Matsumoto, Hwang, 2011). A man named Mark Frank was able to teach himself about micro expressions and use his knowledge when being a bouncer for a bar in Buffalo, New York. He said he was able to spot potential troublemakers, or whether they were lying about not being underage (Donovan,
The background and history of micro expressions goes all the way back to Charles Darwin in 1872. Darwin was the first person to suggest that emotions were universal, and that they are biologically innate (Matsumoto, Hwang, 2011). When Darwin first published …show more content…
We learn micro expressions so we can gain a broader perspective of how we interact with people, and achieve a greater perspective on situations. Also with the knowledge of micro expressions we can protect against deception, and manipulate or guide the perceptions of other people (Scheve, n.d.). A coding analyst named Dan Hill is able to take facial cues from people and use them to figure out if they are selfish, inclined to get into trouble or will fail under pressure. He then uses that knowledge to help employers when hiring (Shea, 2015). Micro expressions are also used in law enforcement to help better them when trying to detect suspicious behaviors. They can take a training course to help them pick up on facial cues, like a millisecond long look of fear being expressed by someone at a security check at the airport (Scheve, …show more content…
Micro expressions can help people become more sensitive to other peoples feelings, since common expressions on the face don’t always accurately portray how someone is really feeling. By being able to read the emotions that they are trying to conceal, it can better peoples understanding of others (Ekman, 2015). Everyone can benefit from learning micro expressions, teachers can read the expressions of their students faces to obtain cues when deciding if students are understanding the material or not. Bosses can read the emotions of their employees to avoid wearing them out, and improve effectiveness (Matsumoto, Hwang, 2011). A man named Mark Frank was able to teach himself about micro expressions and use his knowledge when being a bouncer for a bar in Buffalo, New York. He said he was able to spot potential troublemakers, or whether they were lying about not being underage (Donovan,