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| A. This man is looking down at a rat that is climbing his chest, so the typical actions of fear in the eyelids, raised upper lids and tensed lower lids, are obscured by his gaze direction. The eyebrows are pulled up, but do not show much of the pulling together that would indicate a fear expression in the brow. The mouth is stretched laterally, and the neck muscles pulled. Though containing elements of a fear expresion, this person is probably not very afraid. |
B. This woman portrays the elements of a surprise expression: eyebrows raised straight up, upper eyelids raised up, jaw dropped and mouth open. However, because of the extreme drop of the jaw, the lateral pull on the lip corners causing the lips to stretch, and the extreme opening of the eyes, and a tensed lower eyelid, a blend with a fear expression is created. Blends of a fear expression and a surprise expression are common . |
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