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6 Post author: eugman 20 October 2010 01:57PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 13 June 2014 08:12:29AM -1 points [-]

Positive:

Enjoyment/Joy - smiling, lips wide and out
Interest/Excitement - eyebrows down, eyes tracking, eyes looking, closer listening

Neutral:

Surprise/Startle - eyebrows up, eyes blinking

Negative:

Anger/Rage - frowning, a clenched jaw, a red face
Disgust - the lower lip raised and protruded, head forward and down
Dissmell (reaction to bad smell) - upper lip raised, head pulled back
Distress/Anguish - crying, rhythmic sobbing, arched eyebrows, mouth lowered
Fear/Terror - a frozen stare, a pale face, coldness, sweat, erect hair
Shame/Humiliation - eyes lowered, the head down and averted, blushing