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DTSTART:20130129T180500Z
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LOCATION:4274 Chamberlin (refreshments will be served)
SUMMARY:What do smiles mean and how do we know?\, Chaos & Complex Syst
 ems Seminar\, Paula M. Niedenthal\, UW Department of Psychology
DESCRIPTION:Theories of embodied emotion suggest new ways to model the
  recognition of facial expression. Behavioral and neuroimaging studies
  indicate that the recognition of facial expressions of emotion\, and 
 in particular the elusive smile\, involves the (re)production of the e
 xpression as well as of the corresponding emotion\, or parts of it\, i
 n the self. In the present talk\, I introduce a new model\, The Simula
 tion of Smiles Model (SIMS\, Niedenthal et al.\, BBS\, 2010). The SIMS
  relies on a social-functional typology of smiles. Accordingly\, I fir
 st present research that seeks to validate the typology. The SIMS also
  outlines specific roles for facial mimicry and eye contact in represe
 nting smile meaning. Recent empirical evidence in favor of these roles
  is presented. Finally\, the SIMS leaves room for the use of perceptua
 l and conceptual processes in interpreting facial expression. I presen
 t research supportive of the hypothesis that the interpretation of smi
 le meaning relies on prior beliefs and stereotypes when facial mimicry
  does not occur. Results of a recent study on smiling behavior from 9 
 different countries provides the basis for predictions about moderatio
 n by culture of the basic processes outlined in SIMS.
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=2924
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