How good are you at telling whether someone is faking a smile?

Polaris573 · 07-31-2010, 01:43 AM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbo...urveys/smiles/

I got 15/20 correct.

Steevo · 07-31-2010, 02:46 AM

14/20 and I second guessed a few. Interesting.

Triprift · 07-31-2010, 03:51 AM

15/20 woo go me lol.

xaira · 07-31-2010, 04:22 AM

16/20 the eyes can tell no lies

MT Alex · 07-31-2010, 04:44 AM

17/20.
I shouldn't have let the gap in the one dude's teeth throw me off.

Soylent Joe · 07-31-2010, 04:53 AM

There were some odd looking people on there o.O 15/20 here. It seemed like the genuine ones had a harder time coming off of the laugh.

FordGT90Concept · 07-31-2010, 05:44 AM

11/20

Yes, I know I suck. XD

Wile E · 07-31-2010, 06:27 AM

I got all of them. 20/20

There were 2 or 3 that I just lucked out on, tho. Couldn't decide for sure, and went with my gut.

I was taught long ago how to read the eyes by a friend in majoring in some psych field or another. Ignore the mouth altogether, and focus on their eyes.

Solaris17 · 07-31-2010, 06:46 AM

15/20

jmcslob · 07-31-2010, 07:10 AM

Got 20/20

Eye wrinkles are a dead give away specially the ones closest to the outside of the eyes

Black Panther · 07-31-2010, 10:45 AM

15/20 here

de.das.dude · 07-31-2010, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmcslob

Got 20/20

Eye wrinkles are a dead give away specially the ones closest to the outside of the eyes

you saw the pic posted already..

MoonPig · 07-31-2010, 03:41 PM

14/20.

Damn there was some ugly mugs in there.

btarunr · 07-31-2010, 05:02 PM

I think it has to do with the run up to the smile, and a slight blush after the smile. The mouth looks a little crooked/asymmetric during the blush.

erocker · 07-31-2010, 05:49 PM

18/20 I focused on the eyes and movement of the head.

MRCL · 07-31-2010, 06:06 PM

If the eyes stay the same during the laugh, its fake. No wrinkles around eyes, fake. Few or no wrinkles around mouth, fake.

I got 16/20, some were hard to spot.

FreedomEclipse · 08-02-2010, 03:29 AM

12/20 but then i am struggling to stay awake at this hour n my eyes are failing me

JC316 · 08-02-2010, 03:49 AM

15/20

jmcslob · 08-03-2010, 05:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by de.das.dude

you saw the pic posted already..

Nope....I actually didn't but I did have to guess on 3 of em

WhiteNoise · 08-03-2010, 03:05 PM

14/20

yogurt_21 · 08-05-2010, 06:07 PM

12/20 though I never said a fake smile was real. In fact to me since this is not a natural setting none can be real. I'm curious as to how they interpret it and what is shown to get them to smile.

oddly enough i said my outlook on life was semi optomisitc. I guess my outlook on people is not.

theJesus · 08-05-2010, 11:30 PM

16/20

Always the eyes.

07-31-2010, 01:43 AM	#1
Polaris573 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Mountain Home, Arkansas Posts: 301 Thanks: 24 Thanked 76 Times in 54 Posts	How good are you at telling whether someone is faking a smile? http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbo...urveys/smiles/ I got 15/20 correct.

07-31-2010, 03:51 AM	#3
Triprift Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 3,916 Thanks: 693 Thanked 2,207 Times in 1,081 Posts	15/20 woo go me lol. __________________ Welcome to the lost chicken helpline if you have lost your chicken press 1, if you have found a lost chicken press 2, if you would like to adopt a chicken press 3, if you would like to sponsor a chicken press 4 for all other enquiries press 5

07-31-2010, 05:44 AM	#7
FordGT90Concept Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: IA, USA Posts: 4,779 Thanks: 392 Thanked 444 Times in 379 Posts	11/20 Yes, I know I suck. XD __________________ "Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise." --Thomas Gray, Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College Silence is deafening.

07-31-2010, 07:10 AM	#10
jmcslob Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,656 Thanks: 898 Thanked 343 Times in 286 Posts	Got 20/20 Eye wrinkles are a dead give away specially the ones closest to the outside of the eyes __________________ Someone somewhere Just farted

07-31-2010, 10:45 AM	#11
Black Panther Modratin'ur monitor clean Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Malta Posts: 1,885 Thanks: 408 Thanked 760 Times in 426 Posts	15/20 here __________________ I am logged in...therefore, I am.

07-31-2010, 02:46 AM	#2
Steevo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 868 Thanks: 42 Thanked 140 Times in 100 Posts	14/20 and I second guessed a few. Interesting.

07-31-2010, 04:22 AM	#4
xaira Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 55 Thanks: 69 Thanked 20 Times in 12 Posts	16/20 the eyes can tell no lies

07-31-2010, 04:44 AM	#5
MT Alex Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bigfork, Montana Posts: 553 Thanks: 198 Thanked 202 Times in 126 Posts	17/20. I shouldn't have let the gap in the one dude's teeth throw me off.

07-31-2010, 04:53 AM	#6
Soylent Joe Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Brunswick, GA Posts: 247 Thanks: 205 Thanked 40 Times in 19 Posts	There were some odd looking people on there o.O 15/20 here. It seemed like the genuine ones had a harder time coming off of the laugh.

07-31-2010, 06:46 AM	#9
Solaris17 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: many places during various parts of the day Posts: 589 Thanks: 289 Thanked 148 Times in 96 Posts	15/20

07-31-2010, 03:41 PM	#13
MoonPig Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 92 Thanks: 15 Thanked 25 Times in 13 Posts	14/20. Damn there was some ugly mugs in there.

07-31-2010, 05:02 PM	#14
btarunr Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hyderabad, India Posts: 771 Thanks: 76 Thanked 401 Times in 168 Posts	I think it has to do with the run up to the smile, and a slight blush after the smile. The mouth looks a little crooked/asymmetric during the blush.

07-31-2010, 05:49 PM	#15
erocker Moderatus Prime Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ghost Planet! Posts: 1,254 Thanks: 174 Thanked 459 Times in 273 Posts	18/20 I focused on the eyes and movement of the head. __________________ "I am always in motion, therefore I'm nowhere, just more likely to be here."

07-31-2010, 06:06 PM	#16
MRCL Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Switzerland Posts: 967 Thanks: 79 Thanked 174 Times in 140 Posts	If the eyes stay the same during the laugh, its fake. No wrinkles around eyes, fake. Few or no wrinkles around mouth, fake. I got 16/20, some were hard to spot.

08-02-2010, 03:29 AM	#17
FreedomEclipse Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: (British Born Chinese) London, United Kingdom Posts: 714 Thanks: 55 Thanked 109 Times in 79 Posts	12/20 but then i am struggling to stay awake at this hour n my eyes are failing me

08-02-2010, 03:49 AM	#18
JC316 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,579 Thanks: 71 Thanked 250 Times in 181 Posts	15/20

08-03-2010, 03:05 PM	#20
WhiteNoise Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 277 Thanks: 121 Thanked 83 Times in 54 Posts	14/20

08-05-2010, 06:07 PM	#21
yogurt_21 Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Arizona, USA Posts: 564 Thanks: 124 Thanked 70 Times in 58 Posts	12/20 though I never said a fake smile was real. In fact to me since this is not a natural setting none can be real. I'm curious as to how they interpret it and what is shown to get them to smile. oddly enough i said my outlook on life was semi optomisitc. I guess my outlook on people is not. __________________ 1 WITCH. Thrice the brinded cat hath mew'd. 2 WITCH. Thrice and once, the hedge-pig whin'd. 3 WITCH. Harpier cries:—'tis time! 'tis time! 1 WITCH. Round about the caldron go; In the poison'd entrails throw.— Toad, that under cold stone, Days and nights has thirty-one; Swelter'd venom sleeping got, Boil thou first i' the charmed pot! ALL. Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and caldron bubble.

08-05-2010, 11:30 PM	#22
theJesus Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 4,064 Thanks: 2,419 Thanked 616 Times in 461 Posts	16/20 Always the eyes. __________________ "Oh come on. Quit making excuses already. Even in a weird position, and doing it manualy, it only takes a couple of minutes. You are just being OCD about it or something." - Wile E "Your persuasive argument just made me turn my TP around." - A Cheese Danish I doesnt afraid of anything!

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