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  The Daily Heretic: George Bush's Microexpression   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Microexpressions are the flashes of facial expression that form instantly and which persist for a split second before the person can compose the face they want to show to others in reaction to something, particularly something that surprises them.
Just as a microexpression is the first, instinctive reaction that shows the person’s true character, so Bush’s initial reaction (or lack of reaction) to Hurricane Katrina shows his true colors.
Watching him scramble, nearly a week later, to react and show he “cares,” is like watching someone compose the intended reaction face after a microexpression.
thedailyheretic.blogspot.com /2005/09/george-bushs-microexpression.html   (618 words)

  
 Psychology Glossary. Definitions to psychology terms written in English, not psychological jargon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Microexpressions: A facial expression that lasts a fraction of a second.
If you have ever been accurately accused of cheating on a test, you may have given a microexpression signaling your guilt or true emotions.
Since microexpressions do not last long, they go undetected in our every day lives.
www.alleydog.com /glossary/definition.cfm?term=Microexpressions   (104 words)

  
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Microexpressions significantly advance the state of the art in the understanding of non-verbal communication.
Another technique is using a verbal cue, such as a specific comment to a specific player, to generate an opportunity to observe a microexpression.
It is likely that the study of poker will result in substantial discoveries concerning the relationship between emotion and it’s effects on the human body.
www.pokerfyi.com /articles/4/13.aspx   (1268 words)

  
 What is a microexpression?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
A microexpression is a tiny facial expression that lasts less than a quarter of a second.
He now claims that anyone can be trained to see such microexpressions relatively easily.
Neurotoxins operate by interfering with the normal signalling between nerve cells, in the case of Botox by inhibiting the release of a neurotransmitter.
republika.pl /fifthinternationale/robots/microexpression.html   (255 words)

  
 March 2004 : The Exchange
That “something” was a microexpression, a fleeting facial expression that occurred immediately after I mentioned the flight arrangements.
A microexpression lasts approximately one-fifth of a second, and is involuntary.
When I bought a car a few years ago, I saw a microexpression of almost predatory aggression on the part of the car salesman when he mentioned a price that was acceptable to me and I seemed receptive.
www.talklisten.com /exchange/2004/march   (3294 words)

  
 10 Ways to Catch a Liar
While an average person might not know what it is he's seeing when he thinks someone isn't being honest and attribute his suspicion to instinct, a scientist would be able to pinpoint it exactly -- which leads us to tip no. 6.
"A microexpression is a very brief expression, usually about a 25th of a second, that is always a concealed emotion," says Ekman, PhD, professor emeritus of psychology at the University of California Medical School in San Francisco.
So when a person is acting happy, but in actuality is really upset about something, for instance, his true emotion will be revealed in a subconscious flash of anger on his face.
www.webmd.com /content/Article/127/116573.htm?pagenumber=2   (392 words)

  
 gladwell dot com - the naked face
Ekman calls that kind of fleeting look a "microexpression," and one cannot understand why John Yarbrough did what he did on that night in South Central without also understanding the particular role and significance of microexpressions.
But the fact that people can be taught so easily to recognize microexpressions, and can learn FACS, suggests that we all have at least the potential capacity for this kind of perception.
The true message--that she is miserable--he may not care to know about at all as long as she does not intend to let it impair her job performance.
www.gladwell.com /2002/2002_08_05_a_face.htm   (7710 words)

  
 ScienCentral Video News: Lying Faces
He calls these concealed emotions 'microexpressions.' "They look just like ordinary expressions except that they are on the face for about a 25th of a second," explains Ekman.
"Some people will show microexpressions about emotions they're feeling from being questioned not relevant to whether or not they committed a crime," he explains, offering this example: If someone's wife was murdered and the police were interrogating the husband, that man might show anger that wouldn't stem from guilt.
Over time, Ekman's trained hundreds of police and FBI agents how to interpret microexpressions in suspects to inform their interrogations.
www.sciencentral.com /articles/view.php3?article_id=218392481   (827 words)

  
 How to Do Conversation Research
The video camera and the digital clock then are fundamental to the study of conversation.
People in conversation must be willing to be recorded as they are, down to the microexpression, and their stances and experiences analyzed from that point of view.
A certain taste for such a situation, its potential embarrassments and discomforts as well as its occasions of excitement and enlightenment, must develop among conversation researchers, a taste for the spirit of truth.
consciousconversation.com /Essays/Conversation_Research.html   (1406 words)

  
 Word Spy - micro-expression
We are barely aware that we make microexpressions, and they are over so quickly that they are very difficult to fake.
Her interview, secretly shot for research purposes, was so convincing that Mary got the pass, but she subsequently admitted that she had been lying and had wanted to get away for another suicide try.
By slowing down the film, Ekman found that Mary's face had sagged into despair, a telltale "microexpression" that lasted only one twenty-fourth of a second.
www.wordspy.com /words/micro-expression.asp   (419 words)

  
 Salk Institute for Biological Studies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The article, “What’s in a Face?”; discussed our ability to read microexpressions to detect various emotions.
Microexpression software has a variety of applications, including possible uses in airports to identify suspicious passengers.
The Dallas Morning News featured an article on July 7 that discussed the logical layout of the brain, focusing on the work of Salk professor Charles Stevens.
www.salk.edu /news/salk   (607 words)

  
 Newsvine - The Slightest Twitch Gives You Away--Microexpression Research Revealed
The new issue of Scientific American Mind profiles the work of Paul Ekman, a psychologist best known for reading people's faces by watching for the most subtle "microexpressions" that flash by.
The resulting techniques he developed to read microexpressions are outlined in several of his popular books, including Emotions Revealed: Recognizing Faces and Feelings to Improve Communication and Emotional Life, and Telling Lies: Clues to Deceit in the Marketplace, Politics, and Marriage.
Microexpressions are among the best ways, but not foolproof.
ardith.newsvine.com /_news/2006/10/24/412534-the-slightest-twitch-gives-you-away-microexpression...   (421 words)

  
 Research
As part of these protein structure initiatives, we develop and apply NMR methods for the screening of recombinant protein preparations for folded globular domains.
In conjunction with these projects, a specialty of our laboratory is to explore the use of microcoil NMR equipment combined with microexpression of proteins.
NMR structure determination of selected proteins from the proteomes under study is another important aspect of our activities in the structural genomics programs.
www.scripps.edu /mb/wuthrich/research/research.html   (209 words)

  
 Paul Ekman. Ph.D : Training CDs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
MicroExpression Training Tools (METT) and Subtle Expression Training Tools (SETT) provide self instructional training to improve your ability to recognize facial expressions of emotion.
In under an hour, METT will train you to see very brief (1/25th of a second) microexpressions of concealed emotion.
If you want permission to publish any of the photographs shown in the training or research CD’s, please email inquiry@paulekman.com
www.paulekman.com /training_cds.php   (221 words)

  
 Another chance to hone your microexpression analysis skills. on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
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