People instinctively mimic others facial expressions, but new research shows we do this far more with joyful faces than with sadness or anger-and that the intensity of mimicry predicts how much we trust someone. Across three experiments using EMG and behavioral tasks, participants copied smiles more readily and rated smiling individuals as more attractive, confident, and trustworthy.
People instinctively mimic others facial expressions, but new research shows we do this far more with joyful faces than with sadness or anger-and that the intensity of mimicry predicts how much we trust someone. Across three experiments using EMG and behavioral tasks, participants copied smiles more readily and rated smiling individuals as more attractive, confident, and trustworthy.
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