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Spot the Fake Smile

meeshmeesh
edited June 2007 in General
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/smiles/index.shtml
This is an experiment that tests whether you can differentiate between a fake smile and a genuine smile. It has 20 questions, each question with a video that you can only play once to view the smile, then you answer "Fake" or "Genuine".

I got 16/20. I found that I relied more on the eyes to determine whether a smile was genuine or not.

Comments

  • siuying
    edited June 2007
    i agree with the eyes.. got 18/20 on this and it was a test worth taking..

    on a side note.. i've always tried to perfect my fake smiles.. and it was easy for me because my eyes naturally squint when i smile.. (heh.. typical asian thing) and it fools most people.. now that i learned of the test results.. there's definitely room for improvement.. =D
  • noname
    edited June 2007
    Girls always flash this fake smile at me and I ignore them. This one girl at work slammed the door in my face when I opened it for her. I ignored her smiles 3 times in a row.
  • noname
    edited June 2007
    oh yeah, 14/20 for me.
  • illicit
    edited June 2007
    i suck

    8/20

    like the 15th person, the guy had hair like a woman. had me confused.
    then a couple times i pushed play too early. and it bugged out and i didn't see it so i had to guess haha.
  • imelting
    edited June 2007
    lol i got 12, but ya the thing bugged out when i press play and i didnt get to see it too!

    most ppl fake smile all the time, i just assumed if i cant tell then it was fake
  • gawdawaful
    edited June 2007
    imelting;13321 said:
    lol i got 12, but ya the thing bugged out when i press play and i didnt get to see it too!

    most ppl fake smile all the time, i just assumed if i cant tell then it was fake
    I had the same problem + same reasoning lol
    I got 13 though :-D
  • Insatiable
    edited June 2007
    "Results
    You got 19 out of 20 correct"

    Wow, I'm surprised but only slightly.

    I relied on two crieteria: (1) tooth exposure and (2) changes in the expression of the eyes.

    Firstly, if the smile does not convey eny exposure of the teeth, it is likely fake. If the smile conveys too much exposure, it is also fake--as if the individual is trying to make too much of an impression.

    Secondly, look at the changes in the expression of the eyes. A person can show as much teeth as he/she pleases and the smile can be ear to ear; yet if the eyes remain the same (look for the wrinkles around the eyes to be more pronounced), the smile is likely fake.

    I found number 8 to be the hardest and number 16 was the one I got wrong.

    Good test.

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