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Decoding Faces: Unmasking the Meaning Behind Facial Expressions

January 08, 2024 Vanessa Walker and Angela Trapp Season 3 Episode 1

Angela and Vanessa are joined by Dr. Adora Matthews to unpack the everyday practice of judging people's feelings or intent based on facial expressions. How do people decide what someone is thinking by just looking at their face and are they right? We discuss the barriers to the practice of assuming intent without having appropriate context or understanding of the background or experiences of the person making the facial expressions.