Are there universal expressions of emotion?

Are there universal expressions of emotion? - Sophie Zadeh

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The 40 or so muscles in the human face can be activated in different combinations to create thousands of expressions. But do these expressions look the same and communicate the same meaning around the world regardless of culture? Is one person’s smile another’s grimace? Sophie Zadeh investigates.
Lesson by Sophie Zadeh, animated by Estúdio Bacuri.
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@TEDEd 6 жыл бұрын

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@Rokku6666 6 жыл бұрын

bucharest is in Romania , not Hungary

@TEDEd 6 жыл бұрын

Yes, thank you Berserker Mushroom. We are currently editing the video to make this fix and will be replacing it soon.

@Horcrux1997 6 жыл бұрын

Hey, interesting video. I really liked the way in wich the content was presented and the graphics, but, just to let you know.. Bucharest is Romania's capital, not Hungary's. Hungary's capital is Budapest.

@Horcrux1997 6 жыл бұрын

didn't see the preview comment.

@thebrilliant196 6 жыл бұрын

Our facial musle and eyes brow do the work of showing an expression, but I thought before that our eyes and way of talking shows it, and also had a confusion in that, thanks for helping me out, Ted-ed really has great teachers I wish I had one to teach me

@11jokerchen11 6 жыл бұрын

"But if you ever find yourself among strangers in a strange land, a friendly smile could go a long way" is such a beautiful sentiment ❤️

@TECHASPIRANT 6 жыл бұрын

Wow well said...

@TR-ru7wl 6 жыл бұрын

Did anyone else imitate the different core expressions as she went through them?

@itstrollpaul4322 6 жыл бұрын

The Raff yeahh

@colleen9493 6 жыл бұрын

@MegaMGstudios 6 жыл бұрын

@nerdstark9002 6 жыл бұрын

@jackspank9521 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@JeagerTv 6 жыл бұрын

I'm a huge fan of the stop-motion here

@CuriosityCulture 6 жыл бұрын

I learned the hard way that when I did something wrong, and my mom smiled, I was done for.

@Amitdas-gk2it 6 жыл бұрын

Hsi nhi aai iss baar

@htoodoh5770 6 жыл бұрын

Harshil Patel lol

@kevinhuang8916 6 жыл бұрын

Oof

@maddiedhiya9659 6 жыл бұрын

Harshil Patel you're everywhere

@HiAdrian 6 жыл бұрын

*@Maddie Dhiya:* Male equivalent of *Science with Katie* - fishing for views/subs.

@Rombododecaedron 6 жыл бұрын

The video is really cool! The nice work of talented visualizers (and sound designers :)

@Yathuprem 6 жыл бұрын

This is like the first time i saw a no animated TED Ed video. Awesome btw

@loleq2137 6 жыл бұрын

Yathu prem wot in tarnation 😤 r u blind or what 👀 I feel offended as a stopmotion animator 😤 this is stopmotion ni🅿🅱🅾🆖🅱a

@nicolasotero5555 6 жыл бұрын

I am a simple man, I see a Ted ed notification, I click

@jazy9137 6 жыл бұрын

Nicolás Otero no you are a fox :/

@Legend-ls3rm 6 жыл бұрын

Nicolás Otero no sir you are a genius

@patrickteetzen1218 5 жыл бұрын

Nicolás Otero h Hfmmfrztzh lunch coffee byvg

@Krl03 5 жыл бұрын

oof big mood

@suhkawnit 6 жыл бұрын

I’ve been wondering about this exact topic for a while now. I agree, certain emotions are associated with universal facial expressions. Others are learned from the society we live in. For example, some people roll their eyes when they’re annoyed, but that’s something we’ve picked up in movies and TV.

@dcllaw677 6 жыл бұрын

Here is a possibility Expression may be universal, but the cultural norms of what expression is appropriate, and when it is appropriate, are highly variable.

@oppablu105 6 жыл бұрын

David Lucey Exactly. Men for example are less likely to show emotions in certain areas than others because it's frowned upon.

@gaiabhmandresen3192 6 жыл бұрын

Some of you might recognize five of the six core emotions, as they can be seen in Pixar’s ‘Inside Out’. 'Surprise' was removed since it was too close to their version of Fear.

@elliotyong2331 6 жыл бұрын

This is why blind people can smile despite never seeing one before

@steffeeH 6 жыл бұрын

To clarify, not all facial expressions are universal - there are 6 facial expressions that are academically considered universal, and further 3 that could be universal as well - but the rest may vary by culture, region, and/or personality.

@lordgrim9779 Жыл бұрын

^this. They didn't mention a few of the more contemporary studies that found a greater variance of nuance among indigenous tribes where they viewed "fear" expressions as aggression for example. Even the universal expressions are under the microscope due to new information.

@alecmatthewgranados7300 6 жыл бұрын

Ted Ed I LOVE the way you explain things so much. I'm not even big on science but I'll happily watch any science video you make.

@Kritatutorials 2 жыл бұрын

This is amazing thank you so much for the in-depth analysis

@SwaroopKadaba 6 жыл бұрын

Anyone else trying out the different facial expressions? 😂

@johnedeldoctor1484 6 жыл бұрын

Swaroop Kadaba yes 😁

@CaptainPIanet 6 жыл бұрын

These are the types of videos I like to watch over my lunch break

@StrangerHappened 6 жыл бұрын

*IT IS AMAZING* that even the scientific part of humanity was so dense that it has required like hundreds of years to understand that some basic emotions have built-in face expressions. Just witnessing abandoned newborn babies or blind-from-birth people could have made it clear that e.g. smiling has nothing to do with taught behaviours. No one has ever really smiled for them, and yet the babies know how to smile and it does express joy.

@Upgradezz 6 жыл бұрын

Stranger Happened exactly.

@Choshmeesh 2 жыл бұрын

Science is not just accepting common sense as truth. Science is testing out a hypotheses and trying to disprove it and reproduce results multiple times and more things I dont yet know, to prove/disprove theories/hypotheses. I understand what you meant by your comment, but science just can not work totally on common sense and hence they had to be sure before saying "this is the truth, according the research conducted, and data collected"

@beytullahberk3632 6 жыл бұрын

I need to study or the teacher will show me an expression I won't like

@sebastianelytron8450 6 жыл бұрын

The only universal is that people can't judge you if you don't emote 😶

@Future_Pheonix 6 жыл бұрын

Sebastian Elytron Well, you're in luck if your resting face doesn't evoke the incredibly annoying question of "why are you sad"? or make people ask you to smile 😑😒 People used to do that to me all the time...

@chrispo7610 6 жыл бұрын

LandAhoy same

@kingplunger6033 6 жыл бұрын

LandAhoy y, just happened to me 5 min ago

@Future_Pheonix 6 жыл бұрын

My condolences 😩 I hope you found time to rest your face muscles since then...

@jjsmith706 5 жыл бұрын

Wrong. People judge you more harshly if you don't.

@jaro3495 3 жыл бұрын

wie is hier voor mr ringoot

@fotoperfotoland3721 3 жыл бұрын

Hey jaro

@Freaksoftheinternet 6 жыл бұрын

I would have guessed that emotional expressions are essentially universal because when you become really happy, you kinda can't help but smile. You definitely don't always consciously choose to smile (or make any other facial expression for that matter), which means there's something innate about it that none of us "learned" as a result of culture or surroundings.

@johnnybadboy3475 6 жыл бұрын

Pretty neat animation. I love the flipbook/hamburglar switch pages.

@sueg2658 6 жыл бұрын

And then add body movement to the mix of expressing emotions, conscious or not and WOW!

@sourcedrop7624 6 жыл бұрын

Facial expression is the result of energy movement, including direction, intensity, and open/closedness through our nonphysical energy centers (aka chakras). The nonphysical is intimately connected to the physical counterpart.

@alriefkywalangadi3873 6 жыл бұрын

I just love how ted ed have diverse animation styles

@pandaapanda7627 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing video!! Love the animation!! 😜♥♥

@julioromanlopez8311 6 жыл бұрын

TED-Ed if you are going to talk about EMOTIONS you should've brought David Cage, because he is the creator of EMOTIONS and also he knows how many EMOTIONS are in a polygon (he also met Ellen Page who is an actress because she told him about it)

@hellogoodbyeandallinbetween 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing video, so informative and awesome animation

@luisg.ontoriaalvarez2334 6 жыл бұрын

Hi people, how can I get the transcription of this video?

@gjugany 6 жыл бұрын

I'm in love with the animation.

@mot1215 6 жыл бұрын

Really love this animations!

@huriamazhar6983 6 жыл бұрын

Another great video by ted ed.Keep the good work up.😃😃😄

@seanmundy9829 6 жыл бұрын

Because of Dr. Eckman's research and contribution to emotional psychology, we now have the amazing modern classic that is "Inside Out."

@tinotrivino 5 жыл бұрын

There are two Types of Emotional Facial Expressions. The cultural learned, and the Instinct like disgust, sadness, fear etc! Video is correct.

@snowcold5932 6 жыл бұрын

Really cool video, and a great animation style :D PS: You wrote "Bucharest, Hungary" at the end, I think you meant Budapest

@TECHASPIRANT 6 жыл бұрын

Plz help me to increase my viewers

@SupahNinjasfreak 6 жыл бұрын

TECH ASPIRANT .-.

@njstuckey 6 жыл бұрын

Or they meant "Bucharest, Romania."

@nelliholm3717 6 жыл бұрын

This was really interesting!

@hasnain9654 6 жыл бұрын

Are these videos really made with After Effects? I have downloaded but wasn't sure it was so creative.

@sitin8535 6 жыл бұрын

Directly remind me of Paul Ekmannn

@Bhavishtraders 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing animation

@rania9534 6 жыл бұрын

Once when I was little and my sister was a baby I asked my mother if she was sure that when the baby smiled it was happy and when it cried it wasn’t. It could be that the baby was sad and smiling we think it is happy. I think I knew that expressions are universal till then

@kaydergator 2 жыл бұрын

It would be well worth it to check out “How Emotions are made” by Lisa Feldman Barrett for additional perspectives about this topic.

@chrispo7610 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@doctorrekha Жыл бұрын

However, as an Ayurvedic doctor, I can say that, explicitly expressing emotions for a long time can do more harm than good. For example, Ayurveda mentions 4 emotions that affects digestion - Sadness, Overthinking, Fear, Anger and expressing these emotions explicitly can lead to digestion related issues. And according to Ayurveda, every disease is due to a bad Agni a.k.a gut health. So to take care of your health, one must have control over one’s emotions.

@pepsdeps 5 жыл бұрын

Man, I love TEDed.

@jedimmj11 6 жыл бұрын

You totally glossed over the whole varying of intensity between cultures bit

@ToddyMichael 6 жыл бұрын

Expressions of learning something new :)

@mta136 6 жыл бұрын

The city in Saudi Arabia is called Dammam, not Damman. Thanks for a great video!

@notsure5145 6 жыл бұрын

1 minute. Wow. I really am always on KZfaq

@kamilalikamil4229 6 жыл бұрын

but youre not sure

@notsure5145 6 жыл бұрын

faded shades ... right

@gabrielajo2972 6 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there in selecting your characters, Inside Out! (The core emotions identified here from scientific studies are exactly the major characters that the movie follows).

@jedimmj11 6 жыл бұрын

I feel like an analysis of emojis in light of this is in order

@paradoxine6287 6 жыл бұрын

AYY GREAT VID

@aakashkishore1525 6 жыл бұрын

Omg how hard it would have been to make such a video

@mjstory1976 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome and informative video

@elmosanica 6 жыл бұрын

Now I wonder if theres such universal micro expression or not, because details like eyes can be interpreted wrong by people. For instance eyes that focusing and thinking are pretty similar to eyes that focusing and angry.

@MJ-cq6gz 6 жыл бұрын

At my church, the bassist in the worship team is from Siberia. My dad was visiting my church for the first time, and he asked me if she was Russian, because there was something about her facial expression that "seemed Russian." We figured out that it was her smile. It seemed "off" to us. I've read that Russian culture discourages smiling, but American churches (in my experience) encourage big smiles from anyone up front, so she was maybe trying to imitate an expression that she had repressed most of her life. I wonder if there are other situations where culture affects how universal emotions are expressed, e.g., through taboos on certain expressions?

@Milestonemonger 6 жыл бұрын

A smile is universal.

@Tiffany-dw1ei 6 жыл бұрын

Why am I following their expressions again?

@arontisoczki5956 6 жыл бұрын

4:30 “Bucharest, Hungary” Good job on your research there TED-Ed!

@grahamhiscocks1506 5 жыл бұрын

“A kick in the nuts sounds the same in every language” - Abraham Lincoln

@yearoldvampire-ee2ff 6 жыл бұрын

Yes

@heyitzrane3025 4 жыл бұрын

2:42 Did you mean: *_surprised pikachu face_*

@robertg.1162 6 жыл бұрын

"40 or so muscles" - euh, how many is it, really? Is the "or so" due to mutations (one more / less in different people) or due to unclear boundaries (where does the fare start and the neck stop etc)?

@dotwarner17 4 жыл бұрын

A little from column A, a little from column B, plus some facial muscular dexterity, is my guess. Like, I can't really wiggle my ears, so I can't use them to emote, but somebody else might be able to.

@Dr_Steve.N 6 жыл бұрын

You do good videos

@Sam-ey1nn 6 жыл бұрын

Anyone who has ever had a baby knows the facial expressions are the first and most important tool humans use to communicate with each other. A baby's smile is one of the first (and one of the best) milestones they reach.

@bahestinebun1 6 жыл бұрын

At 4:30 i found a mistake. Bucharest ist the capital city of Romania not Hungary.

@onambansal1731 6 жыл бұрын

so u think other countries were mentioned with their capitals??. i think they just mean to tell the place and country. nothing related to capitals here

@alljhfdwtyjbkouvfeyjkhftbn2770 6 жыл бұрын

0:48 look at photo number 3 and tell me that that is not ”the father” from far cry 5

@waqqas6799 6 жыл бұрын

This felt kind of like an art lesson

@michaelk5007 6 жыл бұрын

Slight difference is with chimps while a smile is okay, showing teeth (even while smiling) is a threat.

@kailavogt8512 6 жыл бұрын

Um so inside out really did their research!!!!

@tejindersinghswaraj5958 6 жыл бұрын

SMILE 😃

@kittyykatie 3 жыл бұрын

hmm how can we explain when someone reacts differently? when i am nervous i smile and some ppl have gotten mad at me for smiling in innapropriate situations but i cant help it

@loremipsum980 3 жыл бұрын

We don't always smile when we're happy, and frown when we're anxious. In fact, our bodies force us to do the opposite when we're experiencing either emotion too strongly to balance them out. Just explain to them you have anxiety or sth. If they don't listen, walk away.

@kittyykatie 3 жыл бұрын

@@loremipsum980 ahhh so true! thank u i always felt weird when i was smiling when i was scared or sad , thanks

@vreascul 6 жыл бұрын

bucharest is in romania, budapest is in hungary

@artursanti3276 6 жыл бұрын

Who else made those face expressions when listed? xd

@sophien4125 6 жыл бұрын

@saileshsingh7661 6 жыл бұрын

Love the stopmotion😊

@seandaniel3380 6 жыл бұрын

First to comment and man i was just watching ted ed ! Love u guys😙

@SuperOvidiuMihai 6 жыл бұрын

For reference see Sonic Adventure 2

@chartinguncharted8400 6 жыл бұрын

here b4 40!

@bosspree2941 6 жыл бұрын

imagine laughing whit out smiling lol

@SirTravelMuffin 6 жыл бұрын

Isn't contemporary research undermining this sort of view? Check out the book "How Emotions are Made." It's a bit lengthy, but it made a very compelling case against the perspective proposed in this video

@deanab-se5op 6 жыл бұрын

👍

@hannahnr97 6 жыл бұрын

Ted ed!!

@ALIAmeer304 6 жыл бұрын

Hey.. can I professes my problem. ... I would like to get the knowledge as people get. .. but I can't understand clearly. ... can u please add arabic translation when u up vedios directly? Iam and as much people here are Arabian )

@michaelk5007 6 жыл бұрын

I'm English, but wish to express my support for your feelings - this is the first time I realize how English the Internet is. Sometimes we need to listen to others to grow in our understanding. Good luck.

@lem1332 6 жыл бұрын

I wonder how many Animators were on Ted Ed

@-TeraBhaiEditz- 6 жыл бұрын

Who who here we heeeee

@Krl03 5 жыл бұрын

It makes sense. Communication is very important to a species or else the species will not be as strong. It's biological, like the way a dog automatically wags its tail when it is happy, or bares its teeth when it is being threatened.

@TarunKumar18 6 жыл бұрын

If we really wish to learn more about universal expressions we should study the facial expressions and behavior of babies whose minds are completely uninfluenced from the outside world

@RustyB5000 6 жыл бұрын

yes

@jaazen4904 6 жыл бұрын

don't you ever try to give a like to Justin Y. because HE NEEDS TO REST!!(edit:at least he had his beauty sleep and lookout at the comments,if someone tries to make Justin Y. blow up again,tell me pls)

@utkarsh3708 6 жыл бұрын

Tell you what BTW I support him😛

@jaazen4904 6 жыл бұрын

Dark debunker oh no u

@utkarsh3708 6 жыл бұрын

Are you jealous of him ?

@kenzaelfellah 6 жыл бұрын

4:30 it’s either Bucharest-Romania or Budapest-Hungary. For an educational channel, this sure is a pretty big mess up

@predragjovanovic3381 6 жыл бұрын

exactly

@TheOuph 6 жыл бұрын

Ekman's methodology was a trainwreck. Completly biaised so he could obtain the conclusions he wanted. His work was critized by PhD and professor Rachael Jack, she is a brilliant scientist with a more modern approach on emotion research. Here's some reading for those interested: scholar.google.ca/citations?user=gO2daQsAAAAJ&hl=en