Self-conscious Emotions - Development of Self Conscious Emotions - Body Language

Body Language

Emotions such as joy, fear and sadness can all be gathered reliant on just a person’s face. However self-conscious emotions heavily involve the body in addition to the face (Darwin, 1965). This means that when humans are attempting to learn emotions, they have more to tend to, making the emotions harder to grasp.

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