Guest Jlall Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Ten out of twenty, might as well have flipped a coin. Not surprising, I also indicated that I have zero skills in this area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrigg Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmat Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 i don't have enough experience seeing happy people :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 they were too easy, i got 15, but some were so blatantly easy that I smelled a rat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elianna Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo81 Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 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. 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerardo Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 13/20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodwintr Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Why do all of these look like mug shots of people arrested for drunk driving? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtfanclub Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfay Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 19/20 BOOYA! Of course this result isn't really surprising since I'm actually a real agent in secret life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcLight Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimG Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo81 Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Poll: which one was the one you got wrong that most surprised you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassedOut Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Fun quiz. I got 12/20, but Constance got 16/20. Hmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricK Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 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). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 I got 15 out of 20. I thought the old guy looked shady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 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 ....). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricK Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finally17 Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 13. 3 Fake 4 Genuine. I did better in the second half (8/10), and knew it before I saw the results. I'm not sure if this is because I started paying more attention or what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 I won't tell how bad I was... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 the Asian chick smiles before and after the smile and she's fake? also, there are quite a few "real" smiles who are like dull dull dull dull trulyhappy trulyhappy dull dull dull - they seemed artificial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 I got 17 of 20, somewhat surprisingly.Btw, the smile on my picture is genuine. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Just realized that you can see the faces in motion - the computer I used to do the test had no flash installed. So maybe there is still hope for me :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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