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Effect of Facial Expression on Emotional State Not Replicated in Multilab Study
A coordinated replication effort conducted across 17 labs found no evidence that surreptitiously inducing people to smile or frown affects their emotional state. The findings of the replication project are published as part of a
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The Science Behind #Phelpsface
Outside: Prior to Monday’s 200-meter butterfly semifinals, NBC’s cameras caught Michael Phelps sitting alone in a corner, headphones on, with the meanest of mugs. As soon as Phelps finished the event—securing a spot in the finals, which
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Are Neutral Faces Really Neutral?
When your face is relaxed and visibly devoid of any emotional expression, do people see a neutral affect or do they perceive something else entirely? A symposium at the 2016 APS Annual Convention in Chicago
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Successful Teams Get (Physiologically) in Sync
When people work together well, their physiological responses begin to sync up, according to new research from a team of psychological scientists from Aarhus University. The research showed that team members who had synchronized skin
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Louder Than Words
From facial cues to physical stances, our nonverbal expressions speak volumes to others. APS Fellows Klaus Scherer and Beatrice de Gelder and other researchers share the latest science on communication in the absence of speech.
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It’s A Small World When It Comes To :-/
NPR: Body language can be a dead giveaway of where you’re from. People can tell whether you’re from Australia or the U.K. by the way you smile. They can tell whether you’re from China or