Affiliation:
1. Communication, University of Colorado - Colorado Springs
Abstract
Abstract
In this chapter, the author reviews how an evolutionary perspective has influenced the earliest theory and research on the nonverbal communication of emotion, including subsequent debate as to whether there are basic emotions, the concordance of felt emotion to expressed emotion, and the extent to which the nonverbal communication of emotion is biologically innate or socially constructed. This chapter considers some of the assumptions that have fueled these debates and outlines how an evolutionary view of emotion expression is commensurate with multiple theoretical perspectives and the empirical findings that have shaped them. The chapter also outlines under-researched areas in the nonverbal communication of emotion, existing opportunities for deepening the understanding of how evolutionary pressures shape why, when, and how humans communicate emotion, and finally, promising directions for study in this field.
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