Through Facebook, I found this link from a friend dealing with facial expressions. It’s sort of like an online test to see how well you can gauge people’s reactions. At first I was very confused by the experiment, even with the instructions but after a while, I managed to figure it out.
“Here is a brief quiz to test your ability to correctly identify the emotion behind facial expressions. To take the quiz, click a numbered button below to view images of individuals. These images will change briefly to display an expression. After the expression has flashed click on the word that describes the expression you have identitied. If you were wrong, click on another word button until you are told you are right. After the expression has flashed, you can press the corresponding numeric key on your keyboard to hold the expression on the screen.” – credit
When you first click on the number, it brings up an image of a person’s face. For a split second (watch closely), the image changes to the same person with a different expression. From the emotions listed, you pick the one that makes the most sense until you get it right. It’s very much a guess and check experiment but it shows you how well you can catch the other expression and evaluate it. I’d like to think I did fairly well.
The experiment is brought you through “The Micro Expression Training Tool” developed by Paul Ekman, PH.D., a professor of psychology at the University of California Medical School in San Francisco. It’s just good fun if you’re bored and want to test yourself.
