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Facial Mimicry of Spontaneous and Deliberate Duchenne and Non-Duchenne Smiles

Krumhuber, EG; Likowski, KU; Weyers, P; (2014) Facial Mimicry of Spontaneous and Deliberate Duchenne and Non-Duchenne Smiles. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior , 38 (1) pp. 1-11. 10.1007/s10919-013-0167-8. Green open access

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Abstract

Increasing evidence suggests that Duchenne (D) smiles may not only occur as a sign of spontaneous enjoyment, but can also be deliberately posed. The aim of this paper was to investigate whether people mimic spontaneous and deliberate D and non-D smiles to a similar extent. Facial EMG responses were recorded while participants viewed short video-clips of each smile category which they had to judge with respect to valence, arousal, and genuineness. In line with previous research, valence and arousal ratings varied significantly as a function of smile type and elicitation condition. However, differences in facial reactions occurred only for smile type (i.e., D and non-D smiles). The findings have important implications for questions relating to the role of facial mimicry in expression understanding and suggest that mimicry may be essential in discriminating among various meanings of smiles.

Type: Article
Title: Facial Mimicry of Spontaneous and Deliberate Duchenne and Non-Duchenne Smiles
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1007/s10919-013-0167-8
Publisher version: http://doi.org/10.1007/s10919-013-0167-8
Language: English
Additional information: © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013. This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Facial expression; Duchenne smile; Mimicry; Deception; EMG
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Experimental Psychology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1427155
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