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Jul. 28th, 2006 11:54 pmThere's a BBC test for if you can spot a fake smile from a real smile. I just took the test, and got 14/20. I guess that's not *so* bad - 6 wrong total. 4 of the smiles were genuine, that I thought were fake, and 2 of the fake smiles, I thought were genuine.
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Date: 2006-07-29 07:58 am (UTC)But it got me thinking... okay, in an experiment like this, they either know they said "Smile" or the person happened to grin spontaneously, so there's a clear answer. But in reality, it can be a mix. If, for example, you smile at someone who gets on your nerves but has never done a thing to hurt you because you want to get along with them, is that genuine or not?
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Date: 2006-07-30 04:47 am (UTC)It's an interesting test.
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