Paul Ekman

“Everyone’s true colors show eventually”- well- known metaphor, which explains that people cannot hide their true nature for too long, eventually something will give away their true feelings. Imagine if no one would be able to hide his feelings or intentions, how would the world change- for better or worse? With the newest technology’s advances, it is possible and the study which tries to analyze what gives away one’s true feelings is micro-expressions. Micro-expressions are rapid involuntary…

The Francisco Goya art piece I chose was Por que? (sic) [Why?] because it evoked the most emotion in me. Throughout the exhibit, there were many jarring pieces of art. Because Goya was living in a time of the Spanish and French war, he saw a lot of horrors and expressed them through his art. Por que? (sic) [Why?] was a part of a line of works that were not published until after he had died, assuming these pieces would have upset the public. The history behind these pieces, along with the…

1. What is a social / cultural norm? a. "The rules of behavior that are considered acceptable in a group or society. People who do not follow these norms may be shunned or suffer some kind of consequence. Norms change according to the environment or situation and may change or be modified over time.” (Your Dictionary, 2016) b. Examples: i. Not making eye contact during conversation – Cultural norm ii. Invading someone’s personal space – Social norm 2. What social / cultural norm did you…

There are three crucial aspects emotional awareness, harnessing emotions, and managing emotions. Emotions have the unique ability to alter our reality. In addition, emotions can be stirred up based on previous experiences. This is way it’s extremely important to be an emotionally healthy person. What is an emotionally healthy person? According to Humphreys, “ emotionally healthy persons have achieved basic harmony within themselves and a workable relationship with others” (Humphreys, 2002). We…

CTP Final Paper To what extent does our subconscious will interfere with our ability to make solid choices? Throughout The Illusion of Conscious Will by Daniel M. Wegner and Blink, by Malcom Gladwell that is a prominent question that is presented to us the readers. That thought provoking question lead to me to look back on my past after reading both books. I became aware that many of the choices that I’ve made that I previously made, were often the result of another event or decision. That’s…

1. Discuss the importance of nonverbal communication in human social interaction. Nonverbal communication is very important in human social interaction. We can use nonverbal communication to show how we are feeling, as well as, see how others are feeling. Based on facial expressions, body language, eye contact, hand gestures, and placement of limbs, we can usually depict someone’s internal emotions that they may or may not be portraying. When we are speaking, although understanding what they are…

I was fortunate enough to present one of my activities to my Infant and Toddler class before implementing the activity within my field placement. Considering the feedback from the students and professor, I choose to use the Feelings Buddies dolls instead of my initial plan to use the characters from the Disney movie Inside Out. I was concerned with the children’s ability to relate or notice the emotional facial cues highlighted in the stuffed dolls from Inside Out. The Feelings Buddies dolls are…

What is fear? Some of you may think fear is just being scared of a spider, which in some cases it may be. Listen to me, fear is so much more than that. Fear is to be afraid of something which is likely to be dangerous, painful, or threatening. Although fear seems like a simple and straight forward emotion, it is actually more complicated than that. Fear is anger. You are angry because you are afraid of failing in school, so you do not try. Imagine yourself walking to class everyday seeing all…

In Learning Real Feelings: A Study of High Steel Ironworkers’ Reactions to Fear and Danger, Jack Haas discusses the different culture that constructions workers who work on the iron beams over twenty stories high seem to have. Haas began his study hoping to learn more about how these construction workers deal with their feelings of fear in such a dangerous situation. However, he quickly learned that these construction workers never speak of fear but quite often reference the danger. Haas did not…

Fear, according to Google, is an unpleasant emotion caused by belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat. This time of year you will hear words like scary, fear, or frightening all the time. Obviously these words are not used to describe something nice. Fear is not going to a five year old girl’s birthday party, being surrounded by pink and purple fluffy objects. Fear is not defined by the board game world of Candyland. Fear is something we try to avoid,…