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Parameters of the Smile as a Social Signal
Mackey, Wade C.
Journal of Genetic Psychology, 129, 1, 125-130, Sep 76
This study investigated the parameters of the smile as a signal. (Subjects were 733 adults of both sexes.) It was hypothesized for adults that gender influences rates of smiling, that smiles effectively elicit smile responses and that a social milieu increases smile responses. (MS)
Descriptors: Adults, Aggression, Nonverbal Communication, Observation, Research, Sex Differences, Social Relations
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