-
Humans Are Pretty Lousy Lie Detectors
Member/Author: Christiane Gelitz On television, it all looks so simple. For a fraction of a second, the suspect raises the corner of his mouth. He is happy because he thinks the investigators are wrong about
-
A Smile at a Wedding and a Cheer at a Soccer Game Are Alike the World Over
In the 19th century, French clinician Guillaume-Benjamin-Amand Duchenne posited that humans universally use their facial muscles to make at least 60 discrete expressions, each reflecting one of 60 specific emotions. Charles Darwin, who greeted that
-
New Content From Current Directions in Psychological Science
A sample of articles on close-relationships research, face processing, attentional control, cognitive-load theory, and open-source measures of cognitive ability.
-
From Behind the Coronavirus Mask, an Unseen Smile Can Still Be Heard
In many places all over the world, a mask has become mandatory to slow down the spread of SARS-CoV-2. People wear one on the bus or train, during shopping trips or at doctor’s appointments. How
-
New Research from Clinical Psychological Science
A sample of research on clinical high-risk research, affective face processing, and the influence of depression on risky choices under time pressure.
-
AI ‘EMOTION RECOGNITION’ CAN’T BE TRUSTED
As artificial intelligence is used to make more decisions about our lives, engineers have sought out ways to make it more emotionally intelligent. That means automating some of the emotional tasks that come naturally to humans
