Dr. David Matsumoto explains Microexpressions

[cbbcyouthablaze]

Moment from "lie to me" !!!!!

[GregWn]

Can a person; i.e., actor, learn to control their microexpressions so that they are more believable when they lie?

Also, do most people pick up on microexpressions (maybe called intution?) or does it take training?

[xWannabePenguinx]

@GregWn these expressions are a huge part of the body language, they'll come naturally when the actor is playing his/her character. We cannot learn to hide them completely.

Paul Ekman and Maureen O'Sullivan once made a project, testing peoples ability to detect deception; about 20,000 people were tested, to find only about 50 people were able to accurately detect when someone was lying. It is a thing that can be taught, but it is not easy. FBI trains their agents to be able to detect them.

[SpaceAceTX]

The other side of the coin: No two people out of a billion are the same. I find it very hard to believe that there is such a simple rule that applies to every single person.

Example: Someone that was cruel to animals would smile when kicking it

Someone that loved animals would frown

2 totally different reactions to identical situations.

No two people see things the same, or react the same. This is way to generalized.

Like watching a talented ACTOR, you start to belive him in the role

[Humintell]

@SpaceAceTX Its true that different cultures experience different triggers for emotions, but when a basic emotion is expressed, it looks the same across all people of all cultures.

[SpaceAceTX]

@Humintell Yeah I get what you're saying and as a basic rule that's probably correct. But no 2 people feel the same, what if one guy smiles to see car wrecks, another grimaces, another cries, another freaks out, another cheers? Humans are an odd bunch, you never know what's rolling around in someones noggin'.

Just like everytime there is a shocking crime you hear "He was the last person we ever expected" always smiling . .

I have never seen 2 people react identical to same situation.

[dumbledoor]

@SpaceAceTX that hint of a smile shows his sick and will give him away as the culprit. So yes different people react differently, and they reveal their true intentions by microexpressions, and that is what we intend to achieve. by identifying the manipulators that give them away. You can control your macro expression, but microexpressions are known to be involuntary. happens at 1/15th of a second, so its damn hard to spot as well.

[rockingnandpatel]

@Humintell fear is also a major part someone encountering police first time may respond in a way that police thinks he is the only criminal whereas born criminals can talk normally as he didnt do anything...but yet basic emotions will be always be same...emotions are difficult to hide completely even if you look at your dog carefully you can know the mood of your dog...so the ability of our brain to express and interpriting the feelings are mesmerizing!!!

[zeppelin2224]

@SpaceAceTX Dude did you even watch the video??? microexpressions arent about what causes emotions... they're about how people express emotions through 'microexpressions' in their face and how to read them.. your example is completely irrelevant to this video and microexpressions in general

[Pinkalicious112]

@SpaceAceTX That is why you have to find a bace line by asking questions that he/she would answer truthfully etc. And yes, even though it may be more difficult to ready psychopaths the same rules still apply

[theporksicle]

@Pinkalicious112

Yeah but psychopaths don't experience the emotion, at least not in the same way as a non-psychopath does. Has any actual research been conducted into whether they would display microexpressions?

[IamTheRealSolidSnerk]

It's called body 'language' for a reason. Set aside one or two years if you seek proficiency.

[Crimsonking2006]

There is nothing wrong with microexpressions as long as people don't try to hurt and exploit other people with it. I have friends who have this talent, and they are cool. However, this talent can be very dangerous when used by ruthless and selfish people....toward decent and innocent people. It truly is a cruel world out there, dog eat dog, everyone for themselves, trying to find a weakness in somebody in order to reach the top.

[therongdoer]

Would someone be able to hide it if they knew what you were looking for?

[bxx1313]

it is fantastic but truly very very difficult to do

[BroManDude44]

ive been told by a psychologist that im a "natural" at detecting microexpressions and body language.

[brodudesnsupras]

@BroManDude44 Your name is awesome.

[UFALLI]

I've been doing micro expression training and I was a able to detect contempt too on that guy so I think I'm doing pretty well :P

[lonewatchman]

I like the addition of the blind people and their expression, I've seen faces studied before but usually they don't think the try people that have never seen.

[Dimarco03]

facinating and powerfull!

[albeanmagz19]

I saw this topic from Lie to me

[pokergrl48]

very interesting! this microexpression stuff is facinating!