Be careful where you smile: culture shapes judgments of intelligence and honesty of smiling individuals

• Main Authors: Krys, Kuba, C., Melanie Vauclair, Hassan, Arif
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Springer US 2016
• Subjects: HM1001 Social psychology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/51820/4/JNVB%20Paper%20Published.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/51820/10/51820-Be%20Careful%20Where%20You%20Smile_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/51820/11/51820-Be%20Careful%20Where%20You%20Smile_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/51820/; http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10919-015-0226-4

Smiling individuals are usually perceived more favorably than non-smiling ones—they are judged as happier, more attractive, competent, and friendly. These seemingly clear and obvious consequences of smiling are assumed to be culturally universal, however most of the psychological research is carried...