We’re Happy, we smile 😀 We’re Surprised we go: 😯 We’re Angry we go: 😠
Why is it that we have the same physical reactions to emotions as humains, is it something physical, something coded in us, because, no matter where a person is born even if we don’t understand each other, we still react the same ways
I disagree with your conclusion. Sounds like a big generalizing leap from a study with clearly flawed methodology. If the tribes were low contact, couldn’t the repeated questioning have more to do with them not understanding what was being asked if them, rather than the facial expressions? Was there any effort to demonstrate that they were already effective at putting emotions into words? Doing a bad study doesnt mean the opposite is true. It means you have no info.
Emotions are part of being human, and we express those emotions in similar subtle ways. We also have cultural components, but that doesn’t mean there’s no universal. Americans think smiling happens with the mouth, but other cultures wouldn’t recognize joy from a smiling mouth.
You recognize it from the eyes. That’s something any culture will recognize.
This was a very brief explanation of many studies looking into this exact problem. The conclusion is from their research, not mine. You’re also making my point, that expressions of joy, happiness etc vary between cultures. This article talks about some of the research but I recommend reading the original studies or Barrett’s book.
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