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See if you can tell genuine smiles from fake smiles:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/min...les/index.shtml
I got 14 out of 20, and those that I missed were more often thinking a genuine smile was fake rather than the other way around. Obv sample size is too small to conclude anything but still fun.
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Posted 2008-February-12, 04:37
Ten out of twenty, might as well have flipped a coin. Not surprising, I also indicated that I have zero skills in this area.
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Hmm 13/20, I rated myself pretty low for this and tbh I am somewhat surprised I got more than half right. Live and learn!
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Posted 2008-February-12, 06:32
i don't have enough experience seeing happy people :/
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Posted 2008-February-12, 07:10
they were too easy, i got 15, but some were so blatantly easy that I smelled a rat
... and I can prove it with my usual, flawless logic.
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Posted 2008-February-12, 07:45
I was honestly really surprised: I got 16, missing two genuine and two fake, two men and two women.
I expected to do a lot worse.
I expected to do a lot worse.
My addiction to Mario Bros #3 has come back!
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Posted 2008-February-12, 08:06
Jlall, on Feb 12 2008, 02:34 AM, said:
See if you can tell genuine smiles from fake smiles:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/min...les/index.shtml
I got 14 out of 20, and those that I missed were more often thinking a genuine smile was fake rather than the other way around. Obv sample size is too small to conclude anything but still fun.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/min...les/index.shtml
I got 14 out of 20, and those that I missed were more often thinking a genuine smile was fake rather than the other way around. Obv sample size is too small to conclude anything but still fun.
Same thing happened. I thought most of the men's smiles were faked so 4/6 I missed were that, 1 was a fake woman smile that I believed and 1 was a real woman smile that I didnt.
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Posted 2008-February-12, 09:40
13/20
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Posted 2008-February-12, 10:22
Why do all of these look like mug shots of people arrested for drunk driving?
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Posted 2008-February-12, 10:52
14, but I'll bet I'd have gotten more right if I'd known what they were smiling at.
Eyes are good to tell if somebody's smiling for real when you say something- they watch your eyes if they're faking (to see if you bought it) and your mouth if they aren't (so they can catch what you're saying next). But if it's a picture, you can't use that trick.
Eyes are good to tell if somebody's smiling for real when you say something- they watch your eyes if they're faking (to see if you bought it) and your mouth if they aren't (so they can catch what you're saying next). But if it's a picture, you can't use that trick.
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Posted 2008-February-12, 10:53
19/20 BOOYA!
Of course this result isn't really surprising since I'm actually a real agent in secret life.
Of course this result isn't really surprising since I'm actually a real agent in secret life.
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Posted 2008-February-12, 11:07
I got 17/20 and mistook 1 fake for a rel smile. It seemd pretty easy, as the real smiles moved their face more, and their eyes wrinkled.
Interesting post.
Interesting post.
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Posted 2008-February-12, 11:09
12.
I don't try to read people except on those rare occasions where I play F2F poker. T I think Caro said that a forced smile / genuine smile is one of the best ways to determine a bluff / semi-strong but not the nuts hand.
I don't try to read people except on those rare occasions where I play F2F poker. T I think Caro said that a forced smile / genuine smile is one of the best ways to determine a bluff / semi-strong but not the nuts hand.
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Posted 2008-February-12, 12:26
helene_t, on Feb 12 2008, 05:37 AM, said:
Ten out of twenty, might as well have flipped a coin. Not surprising, I also indicated that I have zero skills in this area.
I got nine...
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Posted 2008-February-12, 13:09
Poll: which one was the one you got wrong that most surprised you?
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Posted 2008-February-12, 13:16
Fun quiz. I got 12/20, but Constance got 16/20. Hmmm.
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Posted 2008-February-12, 13:16
17 out of 20. I missed 1 fake and 2 genuine. Should have got 18 really, but I changed my mind on one of the genuine ones for no good reason.
It constantly surprises me in real life how many people fail to spot what, to me, are obvious sociopaths (superficial charm, total lack of sincerity and so on).
It constantly surprises me in real life how many people fail to spot what, to me, are obvious sociopaths (superficial charm, total lack of sincerity and so on).
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Posted 2008-February-12, 13:16
I got 15 out of 20. I thought the old guy looked shady.
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Posted 2008-February-12, 13:32
EricK, on Feb 12 2008, 09:16 PM, said:
It constantly surprises me in real life how many people fail to spot what, to me, are obvious sociopaths (superficial charm, total lack of sincerity and so on).
Lol, I first read it as if Tim and I were sociopaths but fortunately that was not what you meant.
Anyway, don't see the relevance of this. Many non-sociopaths put up a fake smile once in a while, I think, at least I do it (oh well what does that prove ....).
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Posted 2008-February-12, 13:42
helene_t, on Feb 12 2008, 07:32 PM, said:
EricK, on Feb 12 2008, 09:16 PM, said:
It constantly surprises me in real life how many people fail to spot what, to me, are obvious sociopaths (superficial charm, total lack of sincerity and so on).
Lol, I first read it as if Tim and I were sociopaths but fortunately that was not what you meant.
Anyway, don't see the relevance of this. Many non-sociopaths put up a fake smile once in a while, I think, at least I do it (oh well what does that prove ....).
Obviously not everybody who ever does a fake smile is a sociopath. It's just that a sociopath's outward emotional responses are so often fake. And not being able to spot the fakes will mean that that sort of person will take advantage of your better nature.
Clearly they can be difficult to spot because so many of them manage to rise to positions of power and responsibility which they do not merit on talent.