What The Face Reveals: Basic and Applied Studies of
Spontaneous Expression Using the Facial Action Coding System (Facs)
by Paul Ekman (Editor) and Erika L. Rosenberg (Editor)
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First published 1987
Oxford University Press
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With many fine contributors and contributions (even more in
later editions) this is a valuable resource on what the face reveals about our
inner thought and feelings. The book’s focus is the scientific studies into the
face’s role in indicating internal states, social behaviour, and
psychopathology. Using sophisticated measuring systems there has been a wealth
of research on facial behaviour, contributing enormously to our understanding
of the relationship between facial expression and human psychology, and much of
it is presented here addressing key topics and questions, such as the dynamic
and morphological differences between voluntary and involuntary expressions,
the relationship between what people show on their faces and what they say they
feel, whether it is possible to use facial behaviour to draw distinctions among
psychiatric populations, and how far research on automating facial measurement
has progressed. The book also includes follow-up commentary on all of the
original research presented and a concluding integration and critique of all
the contributions made by Paul Ekman. It’s an essential reference for all those
working in the area of facial analysis and expression.