Smiling, Trustworthiness, and Prosocial Behavior: Looking Beyond Smile Types

Poster Session V

Keyword: Trust

Abstract: We investigated the contribution of verbal statements and smiling on social decisions. Verbal statements had a stronger impact than smiling on helping and on investment in a trust game. There were also important interactions effects between the sex of raters and targets. Smile intensity more than smile type influenced decisions.

• Marc Mehu (Presenting Author)