My people tell me that I’m sounding/looking more normal. And yet my smile feels fake to me, as I cautiously pull back my lips, anticipating the grating pull over the rough brackets…
So what’s the difference between an authentic smile and a fake one? Can you tell?
Here’s a fun online test to see if you can distinguish between fake smiles and real smiles. Based on work by Professor Paul Ekman, a psychologist at the University of California.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/smiles/
STOP HERE if you don’t want to read my guess at what gives away the authenticity of a smile. Go take the test, first.
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My guess: the eyes give it away. So it’s not about the teeth at all!.
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March 5, 2007 at 5:03 pm
rocco
18/20 – correct.
February 23, 2008 at 8:41 am
Cassandra
I got 14/20 correct. I found myself attracted to the eyes…
April 18, 2010 at 5:35 pm
Nikki Armageddon
19/20! Missed the last one! Going to school, your friends and teachers use the “fake smile”on others a LOT! You have to learn to detect them before you embarras yourself! =-)
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