CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE THIEFS STORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does the phrase ‘a study of men’s faces’ mean?
A
He is a great author
B
he is cunning
C
he is knowledgeable
D
he is good at observing people and their reactions
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -physiognomy, the study of the systematic correspondence of psychological characteristics to facial features or body structure. Because most efforts to specify such relationships have been discredited, physiognomy sometimes connotes pseudoscience or charlatanry.

Detailed explanation-2: -Facial expressions can display personal emotions and indicate an individual’s intentions within a social situation. They are extremely important to the social interaction of individuals. Background scenes in which faces are perceived provide important contextual information for facial expression processing.

Detailed explanation-3: -Introduction. A growing number of studies have linked facial images to personality. It has been established that humans are able to perceive certain personality traits from each other’s faces with some degree of accuracy1, 2, 3, 4.

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