physiognomic perception
A technical term in psychology referring to the perception of facial features and expressions as indicative of personality or emotion.
Physiognomic perception is related to the ability to read others' emotions from facial expressions.
A compound of 相貌 (sōbō, 'physiognomy, facial features'), 的 (-teki, adjectival suffix), and 知覚 (chikaku, 'perception'). The term is a direct translation of the English 'physiognomic perception' used in psychology.