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June 25, 2004

Strange But True!

  • A weekly column of incidental information, off-the-wall observations and other random facts about the world.
    • By BILL SONES and RICH SONES, Ph.D.
    Special to the Journal

    Q.  Videocam your infant daughter's face for a week, through mood highs and lows, and how many distinct emotional expressions might you capture?

    A.  Expect to spot joy -- mouth smiling, cheeks lifted, twinkle in the eye -- anger, fear, sadness, surprise, interest, and disgust -- nose wrinkled, upper lip raised, tongue pushed outward -- says David G. Myers in "Psychology: 6th Edition," drawing on the work of Carroll Izard.


     
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