Emotion in faces

Chapter Eleven is called "Emotion and Motivation." It addresses all of the emotions people have and more specifically, body language. Body language is something that we experience on a daily basis. Most people react to body language without even noticing it. I particularly liked the diagram of faces that conveyed different emotions. I was surprised by how easy it was for me to detect and identify the emotions displayed. An interesting fact I read was that on average older adults are happier than younger people. I would never have guessed that. Another interesting part of this chapter discussed the origin of love. This surprised me because I never thought of emotions having origins but in the chapter it states that the origin of love was at least 5000 years ago and, no surprise, love is supposed to have originated in Italy. Also in the chapter is the topic of personal space, a concept I have noticed widely varies depending on culture. I often find myself in a situation where someone is way closer to me than I feel comfortable with and it is interesting to read how truly different people view personal space. There is also a section on the average attractive face. The idea there is a general consensus around the world about what is attractive is remarkable to me.