In a recent blog post on Psychology Today, Dr. Noam Spencer, a professor of psychology at Otterbein College wrote about “The Hidden Cost of Smiling.” He talks about Americans and how they are “over-socialized to smile, and argues that Americans are taught to smile at all situations, to the point where it has become an…
Read MoreDr. Matsumoto’s Research Images!
Humintell is excited to announce the release of Dr. David Matsumoto’s images, which can be used by researchers for various studies. Once you purchase the image set, you will receive instructions on how to download them from our training website. Japanese and Caucasian Facial Expressions of Emotion (JACFEE) – 56 color photos, each exemplifying one…
Read MoreRoger Clemens on 60 Minutes
On August 18, 2010 Roger Clemens, former major league baseball player and multiple Cy Young award winner, was indicted on three counts of making false statements, two counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice. Less than 2 weeks later on August 31, Clemens pleaded not guilty in federal court to the charges.…
Read MoreFaces to Fear or Trust?
In a previous blog post, we commented on research out of Princeton University that attempted to determine the face of an individual that seemed “trustworthy”. In the same study, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs at Princeton University Alexander Todorov and research specialist Nikolaas Oosterhof attempted to search for a way to define the…
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