Microexpressions are extremely interesting, duh.

Apr 11, 2009 17:58

Ever since Lie To Me* came about, I'm sure all of the people who have watched it have googled 'microexpressions' and read about it or tried tests on it or anything of that nature.

It's actually really interesting. One of the best tests I've found is this one: a BBC quiz of sorts that tests you on whether or not you can spot fake smiles. I would ( Read more... )

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threepwillow April 11 2009, 23:37:15 UTC
I got 16! I was actually expecting to get a lot less, I'm surprised at myself. I thought it was easier to tell on the women than on the men - do you think that's a gender thing, like "I'm a chick and so I can spot it better on chicks because I know how they're thinking" or what?

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lilchibibunny April 12 2009, 23:58:46 UTC
I don't want to say it's been proven, but in general women do usually score higher than men as far as recognizing body language goes. But that's just in general, and it's not taking into account many factors that could influence why some people are good at it and some people aren't.

Haha, maybe you are better at it than you realized? ;D

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lilchibibunny April 12 2009, 23:59:37 UTC
HAHAHAH awww, julia! If you really want to know, the one I got wrong was a fake smile that I thought was real.

I MISS YOU AND I'M COMING THERE AT THE END OF MAY SO YOU SHOULD BE READY, MA'AM

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