Beyond the Primer: Applications of Emotions and Facial Expressions

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The next step in Humintell’s exploration of the science of emotion and human behavior!

Beyond the Primer: Applications of Emotions and Facial Expressions takes the knowledge introduced in The Emotion Primer and explored more deeply in Beyond the Primer: Emotions and Facial Expressions and asks an important question: How can we put that knowledge to use in the real world?

Written by world-renowned psychologist Dr. David Matsumoto, this collection brings together insightful articles originally published on Humintell’s website and explores the practical applications of understanding emotions, facial expressions, nonverbal behavior, and human behavior.

Readers will discover how becoming more attentive to what people say and do—and learning to identify and thoughtfully evaluate meaningful behavioral signals—can help us make better decisions about what to do next.

Topics include:

• Improving personal effectiveness and relationships
• Interviewing and detecting possible deception
• Persuasion and social influence
• Recognizing potential threats
• Managing our own emotions in challenging situations.

Lightly edited, annotated, and in some cases updated for this volume, the articles retain the accessible, conversational style of their original blog format. Rather than removing every overlap, recurring ideas are preserved to show how the same principles can be applied across very different real-world situations.

Whether you want to communicate more effectively, understand others more accurately, improve your interviewing or negotiation skills, or better manage your own emotions, Beyond the Primer: Applications of Emotions and Facial Expressions bridges the gap between understanding the science and putting it into practice.

Together, The Emotion Primer, Beyond the Primer: Emotions and Facial Expressions, and Beyond the Primer: Applications of Emotions and Facial Expressions form a natural progression: learn the fundamentals, deepen your understanding, and put that knowledge to work.