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- noun Plural form of
microexpression .
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Key among them was Dr. Paul Ekman, a San Francisco-based psychologist and pioneer in the study of deceit and "microexpressions" -- the subtle, involuntary ways in which our faces betray our inner emotions.
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Key among them was Dr. Paul Ekman, a San Francisco-based psychologist and pioneer in the study of deceit and "microexpressions" -- the subtle, involuntary ways in which our faces betray our inner emotions.
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Most people would have missed it, but his Secret Service training to detect what scientists referred to as microexpressions, the subtle and almost imperceptible facial cues that subjects unknowingly give off when they are not telling the truth, made it clear to Harvath that the man was lying.
State of the Union Brad Thor 2004
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Most people would have missed it, but his Secret Service training to detect what scientists referred to as microexpressions, the subtle and almost imperceptible facial cues that subjects unknowingly give off when they are not telling the truth, made it clear to Harvath that the man was lying.
State of the Union Brad Thor 2004
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Most people would have missed it, but his Secret Service training to detect what scientists referred to as microexpressions, the subtle and almost imperceptible facial cues that subjects unknowingly give off when they are not telling the truth, made it clear to Harvath that the man was lying.
State of the Union Brad Thor 2004
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Professional human lie detectors said that people are uncomfortable with untruths and will show that in certain ways, such as microexpressions — brief flashes of fear or other emotions in a face — or concealing motions like crossing one's legs or touching one's face.
Wary Investors Turn to Lie Pros Kyle Stock 2010
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I have been fascinated by this show and the underlying science that inspired it - I can't necessarily put a name to these "microexpressions" that denote deception as the show portrays.
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I have been fascinated by this show and the underlying science that inspired it - I can't necessarily put a name to these "microexpressions" that denote deception as the show portrays.
March 2009 2009
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I have been fascinated by this show and the underlying science that inspired it - I can't necessarily put a name to these "microexpressions" that denote deception as the show portrays.
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Most famously, Ekman researched "microexpressions," subtle "tells" that reveal when someone is lying.
Boing Boing David Pescovitz 2010
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