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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Komentáře • 232

  • @TEDEd
    @TEDEd  Před 6 lety +38

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    • @Rokku6666
      @Rokku6666 Před 6 lety +2

      bucharest is in Romania , not Hungary

    • @TEDEd
      @TEDEd  Před 6 lety +3

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

    • @Horcrux1997
      @Horcrux1997 Před 6 lety

      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
      @Horcrux1997 Před 6 lety

      didn't see the preview comment.

    • @thebrilliant196
      @thebrilliant196 Před 6 lety

      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
    @11jokerchen11 Před 6 lety +153

    "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 ❤️

  • @TR-ru7wl
    @TR-ru7wl Před 6 lety +324

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

  • @Joefrogigolo
    @Joefrogigolo Před 6 lety +97

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

  • @CuriosityCulture
    @CuriosityCulture Před 6 lety +180

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

  • @Rombododecaedron
    @Rombododecaedron Před 6 lety +68

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

  • @nicolasotero5555
    @nicolasotero5555 Před 6 lety +123

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

    • @jazy9137
      @jazy9137 Před 6 lety +1

      Nicolás Otero no you are a fox :/

    • @Legend-ls3rm
      @Legend-ls3rm Před 6 lety +1

      Nicolás Otero no sir you are a genius

    • @patrickteetzen1218
      @patrickteetzen1218 Před 5 lety +1

      Nicolás Otero h
      Hfmmfrztzh lunch coffee byvg

    • @Krl03
      @Krl03 Před 5 lety

      oof big mood

  • @Yathuprem
    @Yathuprem Před 6 lety +14

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

    • @loleq2137
      @loleq2137 Před 5 lety

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

  • @dcllaw677
    @dcllaw677 Před 6 lety +21

    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
      @oppablu105 Před 6 lety +3

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

  • @suhkawnit
    @suhkawnit Před 6 lety +4

    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.

  • @steffeeH
    @steffeeH Před 6 lety +5

    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
      @lordgrim9779 Před 11 měsíci +1

      ^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.

  • @Kritatutorials
    @Kritatutorials Před 2 lety

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

  • @CaptainPIanet
    @CaptainPIanet Před 6 lety +3

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

  • @alecmatthewgranados7300
    @alecmatthewgranados7300 Před 6 lety +2

    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.

  • @gaiabhmandresen3192
    @gaiabhmandresen3192 Před 6 lety +3

    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.

  • @SwaroopKadaba
    @SwaroopKadaba Před 6 lety +60

    Anyone else trying out the different facial expressions? 😂

  • @elliotyong2331
    @elliotyong2331 Před 6 lety +19

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

  • @johnnybadboy3475
    @johnnybadboy3475 Před 6 lety

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

  • @sebastianelytron8450
    @sebastianelytron8450 Před 6 lety +47

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

    • @Future_Pheonix
      @Future_Pheonix Před 6 lety +14

      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
      @chrispo7610 Před 6 lety +2

      LandAhoy same

    • @kingplunger6033
      @kingplunger6033 Před 6 lety +1

      LandAhoy y, just happened to me 5 min ago

    • @Future_Pheonix
      @Future_Pheonix Před 6 lety

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

    • @jjsmith706
      @jjsmith706 Před 5 lety +1

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

  • @StrangerHappened
    @StrangerHappened Před 6 lety +10

    *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.

    • @Q.Mechanic
      @Q.Mechanic Před 6 lety +1

      Stranger Happened exactly.

    • @Choshmeesh
      @Choshmeesh Před 2 lety +1

      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"

  • @alriefkywalangadi3873
    @alriefkywalangadi3873 Před 6 lety

    I just love how ted ed have diverse animation styles

  • @beytullahberk3632
    @beytullahberk3632 Před 6 lety +29

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

  • @pandaapanda7627
    @pandaapanda7627 Před 6 lety +2

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

  • @Freaksoftheinternet
    @Freaksoftheinternet Před 6 lety +2

    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.

  • @hellogoodbyeandallinbetween

    Amazing video, so informative and awesome animation

  • @sueg2658
    @sueg2658 Před 6 lety +1

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

  • @snowcold5932
    @snowcold5932 Před 6 lety +8

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

  • @gjugany
    @gjugany Před 6 lety

    I'm in love with the animation.

  • @julioromanlopez8311
    @julioromanlopez8311 Před 6 lety +3

    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)

  • @huriamazhar6983
    @huriamazhar6983 Před 6 lety

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

  • @luisg.ontoriaalvarez2334
    @luisg.ontoriaalvarez2334 Před 6 lety +2

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

  • @mot1215
    @mot1215 Před 6 lety +9

    Really love this animations!

  • @seanmundy9829
    @seanmundy9829 Před 6 lety +1

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

  • @Bhavishtraders
    @Bhavishtraders Před 6 lety +2

    Amazing animation

  • @tinotrivino
    @tinotrivino Před 5 lety

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

  • @nelliholm3717
    @nelliholm3717 Před 6 lety +1

    This was really interesting!

  • @chrispo7610
    @chrispo7610 Před 6 lety +1

    Amazing!

  • @rania9534
    @rania9534 Před 6 lety

    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

  • @aakashkishore1525
    @aakashkishore1525 Před 6 lety +1

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

  • @pepsdeps
    @pepsdeps Před 5 lety

    Man, I love TEDed.

  • @notsure5145
    @notsure5145 Před 6 lety +16

    1 minute. Wow. I really am always on CZcams

  • @mjstory1976
    @mjstory1976 Před 6 lety

    Awesome and informative video

  • @ToddyMichael
    @ToddyMichael Před 6 lety +7

    Expressions of learning something new :)

  • @gabrielajo2972
    @gabrielajo2972 Před 6 lety +1

    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).

  • @hasnain9654
    @hasnain9654 Před 6 lety

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

  • @kaydergator
    @kaydergator Před 2 lety

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

  • @mta136
    @mta136 Před 6 lety

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

  • @jedimmj11
    @jedimmj11 Před 6 lety +1

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

  • @paradoxine6287
    @paradoxine6287 Před 6 lety +1

    AYY GREAT VID

  • @arontisoczki5956
    @arontisoczki5956 Před 6 lety

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

  • @sitin8535
    @sitin8535 Před 6 lety +3

    Directly remind me of Paul Ekmannn

  • @MJ-cq6gz
    @MJ-cq6gz Před 6 lety

    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?

  • @jaro3495
    @jaro3495 Před 3 lety +7

    wie is hier voor mr ringoot

  • @Sam-ey1nn
    @Sam-ey1nn Před 6 lety

    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.

  • @elmosanica
    @elmosanica Před 5 lety

    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.

  • @jedimmj11
    @jedimmj11 Před 6 lety +1

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

  • @Milestonemonger
    @Milestonemonger Před 6 lety

    A smile is universal.

  • @doctorrekha
    @doctorrekha Před rokem

    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.

  • @saileshsingh7661
    @saileshsingh7661 Před 6 lety +2

    Love the stopmotion😊

  • @grahamhiscocks1506
    @grahamhiscocks1506 Před 5 lety +1

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

  • @sourcedrop7624
    @sourcedrop7624 Před 6 lety +2

    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.

  • @Dr_Steve.N
    @Dr_Steve.N Před 6 lety +1

    You do good videos

  • @waqqas6799
    @waqqas6799 Před 6 lety

    This felt kind of like an art lesson

  • @alljhfdwtyjbkouvfeyjkhftbn2770

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

  • @heyitzrane3025
    @heyitzrane3025 Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @seandaniel3380
    @seandaniel3380 Před 6 lety

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

  • @Tiffany-dw1ei
    @Tiffany-dw1ei Před 6 lety +1

    Why am I following their expressions again?

  • @bosspree2941
    @bosspree2941 Před 6 lety

    imagine laughing whit out smiling lol

  • @hannahnr97
    @hannahnr97 Před 6 lety +1

    Ted ed!!

  • @robertg.1162
    @robertg.1162 Před 6 lety +1

    "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
      @dotwarner17 Před 4 lety

      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.

  • @michaelk5007
    @michaelk5007 Před 6 lety +1

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

  • @kailavogt8512
    @kailavogt8512 Před 6 lety

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

  • @chartinguncharted8400
    @chartinguncharted8400 Před 6 lety +2

    here b4 40!

  • @bahestinebun1
    @bahestinebun1 Před 6 lety

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

    • @onambansal1731
      @onambansal1731 Před 6 lety

      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

  • @yearoldvampire-ee2ff
    @yearoldvampire-ee2ff Před 6 lety +1

    Yes

  • @tejindersinghswaraj5958
    @tejindersinghswaraj5958 Před 6 lety +4

    SMILE 😃

  • @gro2020
    @gro2020 Před 6 lety

    Lmao this reminds of that "disgust face" meme

  • @vreascul
    @vreascul Před 6 lety

    bucharest is in romania, budapest is in hungary

  • @lem1332
    @lem1332 Před 6 lety

    I wonder how many Animators were on Ted Ed

  • @artursanti3276
    @artursanti3276 Před 6 lety +2

    Who else made those face expressions when listed? xd

  • @kittyykatie
    @kittyykatie Před 2 lety

    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
      @loremipsum980 Před 2 lety +1

      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
      @kittyykatie Před 2 lety

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

  • @SuperOvidiuMihai
    @SuperOvidiuMihai Před 6 lety +1

    For reference see Sonic Adventure 2

  • @SirTravelMuffin
    @SirTravelMuffin Před 6 lety

    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

  • @sophien4125
    @sophien4125 Před 6 lety +2

    Hi

  • @deanab-se5op
    @deanab-se5op Před 6 lety +1

    👍

  • @kirbymarchbarcena
    @kirbymarchbarcena Před 6 lety

    How about the "Poker Faced"?

  • @jaazen4904
    @jaazen4904 Před 6 lety +3

    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)

  • @maddieh1878
    @maddieh1878 Před 6 lety

    There’s a tv show called lie to me on this

  • @TarunKumar18
    @TarunKumar18 Před 6 lety

    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

  • @ALIAmeer304
    @ALIAmeer304 Před 6 lety +1

    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
      @michaelk5007 Před 6 lety

      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.

  • @EuDouArteHipHopArtCulture21

    one love : )

  • @TheOuph
    @TheOuph Před 5 lety

    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

  • @Thanos-hp1mw
    @Thanos-hp1mw Před 6 lety +34

    Emojis are the universal expressions 😂😂🤣🤣

    • @MegaMGstudios
      @MegaMGstudios Před 6 lety

      Joker
      👀
      👃
      👄

    • @anusheeltiwari
      @anusheeltiwari Před 6 lety

      Joker tell me how you got those scars
      Universal scars
      😑
      Btw they are called Glasgow smiles ( ya nerdy data)

    • @3800S1
      @3800S1 Před 6 lety

      What's wrong? why are you crying so hard?

    • @Thanos-hp1mw
      @Thanos-hp1mw Před 6 lety

      what's wrong? are you blind?

    • @3800S1
      @3800S1 Před 6 lety

      No, the universal emoticons are always sad and crying, because they were invented for sad and suicidal millennial.

  • @jerrij4242
    @jerrij4242 Před 6 lety

    A+

  • @RustyB5000
    @RustyB5000 Před 6 lety

    yes

  • @kenzaelfellah
    @kenzaelfellah Před 6 lety

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

  • @ezefauzee
    @ezefauzee Před 6 lety

    Was hoping the narrator said Joy instead of Happiness. (since there are Disgust, Fear etc)

  • @stormysamreen7062
    @stormysamreen7062 Před 6 lety

    Me= *rolls eyes* whatever...
    (nice video, as always and the spelling of Dammam, Saudi Arabia in the end is incorrect) :)

  • @Lawrjohn15
    @Lawrjohn15 Před 6 lety +3

    Haven’t you seen lie to me...

  • @Krl03
    @Krl03 Před 5 lety

    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.