expressions. Understanding these nonverbal cues is essential for both interacting and surviving

any social encounter. Have you ever discussed an issue with someone whose nonverbal

expression betrayed their verbal communication? For example a wife who says she loves her

husband, while shaking her head side to side and frowning. In Mark Knapp and Judith Hall's

book Nonverbal Communication in Human Interaction, the authors describe six universal

emotional states(Knapp Hall 1997). These six states are surprise, fear, disgust, anger,

happiness, and sadness. Of the six, my observation will focus on anger. Why is anger

important? A poor understanding of anger can result in pain, loss, destruction, or even death to

an unaware observer. Predicting facial anger is possible through recognizing its nonverbal

characteristics. Don't most people tell you when their mad? "No always" says author Bernice

Kanner in her article Turning the other cheek. Kanner claims, "only twenty-three percent of

people say they openly express their anger" and that "twenty-three percent of adults have hit

someone in a angry rage"(Kanner 1998).

"Americans seem eager to lose their temper" says author Bernice Kanner(Kanner 1998).

variable was the fixed stare. Women displayed more facial expressions in this category with five

included to contrasted the suggested traits. For example raised eyebrows, instead of lowered or

expressive than males. I nullified my hypothesis, claiming men would show little emotional

an atmosphere of hostility, thereby encouraging "real" examples of anger. Traits were recorded

DISCUSSION

states, "an angry confrontation can sever communication or result in long-term alienation"

produced a significantly higher mean than men for three the six recommended traits. These

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