The Psychology of Facial Expression (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521587969)

This reference work provides broad and up-to-date coverage of the major perspectives--ethological, neurobehavioral, developmental, dynamic systems, and componential--on facial expression. The text reviews Darwin's legacy in the context of Izard and Tomkins' new theories as well as Fridlund's recently proposed Behavioural Ecology theory. Other contributions explore continuing controversies on universality and innateness, and update the research guidelines of Ekman, Friesen and Ellsworth. This book anticipates emerging research questions, such as the role of culture in children's understanding of faces, the precise ways faces depend on the immediate context, and the ecology of facial expression. The Psychology of Facial Expression is aimed at students, researchers, and educators in psychology, anthropology, and sociology who are interested in the emotive and communicative uses of facial expression.

Author: Jose-Miguel Fernandez-Dols
ISBN-10: 0521587964
ISBN-13: 9780521587969
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/28/1997
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.93h x 5.99w x 0.78d