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'''Paul Ekman''' was born in [[1934]] in [[Washington, DC]], and grew up in [[Newark, New Jersey]], [[Washington]], [[Oregon]], and [[Southern California]]. He has been a pioneer in the study of [[emotion]]s and [[facial expression]]s, and is currently professor of [[psychology]] in the Department of [[Psychiatry]] at the [[University of California]] Medical School ([[UCSF]]). |
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[[Image:Jason the great1.jpg|200px|Old picture of me, ph34r it! :P]]< |
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Contrary to the belief of some [[cultural anthropology|anthropologists]] at the time including [[Margaret Mead]], Ekman found that at least some facial expressions and their corresponding emotions are ''not'' culturally determined, but appear to be universal to human culture and thus presumably [[biology|biological]] in origin, as [[Charles Darwin]] had once theorized. Ekman's finding is now widely accepted by scientists. Expressions he found to be universal included [[anger]], [[contempt]], [[disgust]], [[fear]], [[joy]], [[sadness]] and [[surprise]]. |
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Ekman reported facial "[[microexpression|microexpressions]]" that he claimed could be used to reliably detect lying, in an effort called the [[Diogenes Project]]. He also developed the [[Facial Action Coding System]] (FACS) to taxonomize every conceivable human facial expression. |
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In 2001, Ekman collaborated with [[John Cleese]] for the [[BBC]] [[documentary film|documentary]] series ''[[The Human Face]]''. |
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==See also== |
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*[[body language]] |
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*[[nonverbal communication]] |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.paulekman.com/ Official site] |
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* [http://paulekman.com/full_bibliography.php Complete bibliography] |
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* [http://www.gladwell.com/2002/2002_08_05_a_face.htm Article: The Naked Face] |
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* [http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/people4/Ekman/ekman-con0.html Interview] |
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Revision as of 22:15, 30 March 2006
Paul Ekman was born in 1934 in Washington, DC, and grew up in Newark, New Jersey, Washington, Oregon, and Southern California. He has been a pioneer in the study of emotions and facial expressions, and is currently professor of psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California Medical School (UCSF).
Contrary to the belief of some anthropologists at the time including Margaret Mead, Ekman found that at least some facial expressions and their corresponding emotions are not culturally determined, but appear to be universal to human culture and thus presumably biological in origin, as Charles Darwin had once theorized. Ekman's finding is now widely accepted by scientists. Expressions he found to be universal included anger, contempt, disgust, fear, joy, sadness and surprise.
Ekman reported facial "microexpressions" that he claimed could be used to reliably detect lying, in an effort called the Diogenes Project. He also developed the Facial Action Coding System (FACS) to taxonomize every conceivable human facial expression.
In 2001, Ekman collaborated with John Cleese for the BBC documentary series The Human Face.