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Facial feedback hypothesis by Laird (1974) -

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Facial expressions and judging people's feelings and emotions , Cognitive dissonance

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FFH refers to the concept of looking at the facial expressions and judging people's feelings and emotions based on how they seem. The hypothesis says that there is link between human emotions and facial expressions.
Theory's argument is that facial expressions are an index of emotions.

The contention against this hypothesis is this that it is not always ...

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