The Functional Role of Facial Expressions in Communication

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  • FUJIMURA Tomomi
    Human Informatics Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

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  • コミュニケーションにおける表情表出の機能的役割
  • コミュニケーション ニ オケル ヒョウジョウ ヒョウシュツ ノ キノウテキ ヤクワリ

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<p>This paper overviews research on facial expressions focusing on its social functions in communication. The psychological origin of facial expressions has been discussed from two perspectives: expressions triggered by internal emotional states and expressions triggered by social contexts. These perspectives can also be applied to congruent facial expressions that automatically occur when observing others facial expressions. To date, research suggests that congruent facial expressions contribute to the understanding of others emotion and regulate affiliative relationships in social contexts, such as trustworthiness. The evidence for social functions of congruent facial expressions would be a key to understanding the physiological and evolutional basis of facial expressions in communication.</p>

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