Facial Action Coding System
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behavioral observation method
facial expression coding system
nonverbal behavior coding scheme
psychological research tool
The Facial Action Coding System is a comprehensive, anatomically based framework for objectively categorizing and measuring human facial movements associated with emotions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Facial Action Coding System canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
behavioral observation method
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facial expression coding system ⓘ nonverbal behavior coding scheme ⓘ psychological research tool ⓘ |
| abbreviation | FACS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| application |
animation and computer graphics
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automatic facial expression recognition ⓘ clinical psychology ⓘ deception detection research ⓘ emotion research ⓘ pain assessment ⓘ social interaction studies ⓘ |
| basedOn |
facial anatomy
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observable facial muscle movements ⓘ |
| category | standardized coding system for facial behavior ⓘ |
| coDeveloper | Joseph C. Hager NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator |
Paul Ekman
NERFINISHED
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Wallace V. Friesen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definitionOfComponent | action unit is a fundamental facial movement produced by one or more muscles ⓘ |
| describedIn | Facial Action Coding System: A Technique for the Measurement of Facial Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
affective science
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behavioral science ⓘ computer vision ⓘ human–computer interaction ⓘ nonverbal communication research ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| fullName | Facial Action Coding System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent | action unit ⓘ |
| includes |
adaptor behavior codes
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eye movement codes ⓘ head movement codes ⓘ lower face action units ⓘ miscellaneous action units ⓘ upper face action units ⓘ |
| influenced | development of automated facial expression analysis systems ⓘ |
| intensityRange | A to E ⓘ |
| majorRevisionYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| measurementScale | intensity levels for each action unit ⓘ |
| measurementType | observational coding ⓘ |
| property |
does not directly label emotions
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is descriptive rather than interpretive ⓘ is designed to be objective and reliable ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to measure facial expressions associated with emotion
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to objectively categorize facial movements ⓘ to provide an anatomically based description of facial activity ⓘ |
| requires | trained human coders ⓘ |
| structure | set of action units ⓘ |
| typicalNumberOfActionUnits | about 30 to 40 GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedWith | video recordings of faces ⓘ |
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