Yesterday we took two quizzes on our ability to identify fake smiles and emotions based on facial expressions. I took the fake smiles test first. I think I did fairly well on this one. I got about ¾ of them right. On the second one, I had a slightly harder time. I only got about half of them right. I was hard to indentify contempt one of the times. Also it was difficult to decipher between fear and surprise when the pictures were only flashed.
Mr. Dreier had been talking about whether or not it had been a good idea that he had taught was how to identify a fake smile. We brought up movies. I already know that what happens in movies isn’t really and the people in them are faking. That is why they are called actors; it is their job to act. Also I don’t really play attention to whether or not an actor’s expression is real or not. I am usually more focused on the storyline and what is taking place than I am on what the actor’s look like.
He also brought up being able to identify fake smiles when people are with you. For the most part, I feel that in real life I am able to identify fake smiles. Also if you can’t really tell if their smile is fake, you can usually tell from the way they are acting. If someone is just trying to be nice, they usually go a little overboard and at that point you can tell. Also some people can come off sarcastic, which is another give away.
So as far as that goes, I am not too worried that Mr. Dreier has given away the secrets to real smiles.
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I agree with the opinion that smiles (happiness) is easier to detect/distinguish between than the other worldwide emotions. As you said, some can be very similar (fear/surprise/anger).
ReplyDeleteI also think that I am able to detect fake smiles in real life and agree that it has a lot to do with ones body language as well. However, I am wondering if we are just being egocentric in our thinking. Are we really better than others at detecting fake smiles or do we just think we're better?