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<\/p>\nPeople say you must smile. Analysts say that one must always keep smiling. That is the best way of greeting.<\/p>\n
But a new study shows smiling can make you appear to be two years older than if you wear a poker face.
\nThe study has been published in the journal Psychonomic Bulletin and Review.<\/p>\n
“We associate smiling with positive values and youth,” said study co-author Melvyn Goodale, director of the Brain and Mind Institute at Western University. “Think of all the skin-care and toothpaste companies that sell the same idea every day.”<\/p>\n
But this study — in which researchers flashed images of people with smiling, neutral and surprised expressions — showed the opposite: participants perceived the surprised faces as the youngest and smiling faces the oldest.”<\/p>\n
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The striking thing was that when we asked participants afterwards about their perceptions, they erroneously recalled that they had identified smiling faces as the youngest ones,” Goodale said.<\/p>\n
“They were completely blind to the fact they had ‘aged’ the happy-looking faces. Their perceptions and their beliefs were polar opposites.”Goodale said the aging effect of a smile stems from people’s inability to ignore the wrinkles that form around the eyes during smiling.<\/p>\n
A look of surprise, on the other hand, smooths any wrinkles.<\/p>\n
“It may seem counter-intuitive, but the study shows that people can sincerely believe one thing and then behave in a completely different way,” Goodale said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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