Study Finds There Are Only 4 Human Emotions

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Contrary to previous findings indicating that there are six “classic” human emotions, research published in the journal Current Biology found that when asked to analyze computer-generated facial animations, subjects only distinguished between four “basic” emotions. What do you think?


“That seems way more manageable.”

Doug Moseley • Event Booker

“Are they sure? But what if someone is super deep, like my roommate?”

Kate Peckarovski • Art Educator

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Rick Forrest • Data Acquisition Specialist