How well can you read a face ?

Think you are pretty good reader of facial expressions and can tell what people are feeling ? Well take the test below and see how good you really are !

Follow the instructions below.

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Instructions:

1.Write down the following 7 emotions on a piece of paper: anger, fear, disgust, sadness, contempt (ie disrespect), surprise and enjoyment.

2.Now look at each photo for a couple of seconds and choose the emotion that you think best suits the facial expression. There are only 7 emotions so some are used more than once. Its easier if you list 1-9 and write down the emotion next to each one.

3. Once you have done that click below to see what the answers are (with explanation). No peeking !

I got 5 out of 9. Let me know your scores !

Here are the answers:

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Source: The Guardian newspaper on-line edition

Mix posted at 2009-6-29 Category: Uncategorized

12 Responses Leave a comment

#1Za @ 2009-6-29 23:35

I got 6/9 ! I really enjoyed that, some of the expressions are more obvious than others.
Mix @ 2009-6-30 06:44

Pretty good score. You’re right, I couldn’t work out which one was “disgust”.
#2F. @ 2009-7-2 17:04

I got 4.

You’re right. It’s not as easy as it seems.
Great post.
#3Mix @ 2009-7-2 19:02

Thanks F. !
I know. I thought I was pretty good at reading people’s reactions, especially during meetings, but now I’m beginning to wonder !
#4Angela @ 2009-12-29 02:51

I managed to get 8/9 which is pretty good the one I didnt get was number 4 I said “sad” … oops but still was pretty hard.
#5Bjandr @ 2010-1-30 23:48

6/9 …
Very interesting test
#6Dubeye @ 2010-3-3 16:46

i got 5. i really wanna master this. especially when i started watching “Lie To Me”
#7Candace @ 2010-3-8 21:39

7/9. Perhaps some could fit within more than one category?? I believe Gottman’s theory describes disgust, anger and contempt as being closely related. #6 reflects anger, but I also see a wrinkled nose and a look of contempt… just a thought!
#8Jake @ 2010-9-14 12:13

9/9
Pritty easy tbh, I just have a skill for this sort of thing
#9Charity @ 2010-10-9 07:47

I got 7/9. The masked fear (the girl smiling) & number 9 threw me off. Like Dubeye I would really love to master this art/skill. I love the show Lie to me which was my first inspiration but I would really love to meet the actual Psychologist who is the master of this technique and inspired that show Dr. Paul Ekman.
#10Edgar @ 2010-12-7 20:56

9/9 ;) Who’s the man?
#11Luis @ 2011-2-9 05:18

hardest read ever i got 6 right
1,3,5,7,8,9
nr 2 i could swear was anger then looked at the mouth.. oh right..
lol