The expression of the emotions.

It is the purpose of this article to illustrate the expressive movements characteristic of certain emotional states, or rather, to show what emotional states certain facial expressions do signify.Several hundred photographs of the same individual, A. F., were taken at different times during a period of one year.As she posed for each photograph, A. F. had clearly in mind what 6he was endeavoring to portray, either by deliberately calling up the emotion itself, or by reciting words expressing the desired emotion.Eighty-six of these photographs were presented to one hundred reliable persons.Each photograph was numbered, and each subject received also three sheets of paper.Upon one sheet were numbers which corresponded to the numbers upon the photographs, and upon the other two sheets were merely a fairly complete list of names of emotions.This list of names was as follows:Laughter