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emotional expression

emotional expression Emotional expression is the characteristic bodily change that happens along with an emotion.

Emotional expression is the characteristic bodily change that happens along with an emotion. When these changes chiefly involve the face, they are called facial expression; historically, psychologists debated whether the feeling comes first and causes the bodily expression, or whether the bodily changes are what give rise to the felt emotion.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Emotional Expression” (Emotional Expression).
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