APS
2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025
Smiling, Trustworthiness, and Prosocial Behavior: Looking Beyond Smile Types
- Marc Mehu
Webster University
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.
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