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Table of Contents17 Types Of Smiles To Wear: A Guide For All

Occasions

My 7 Tips To Bring Up Smile #17

10 Hidden Benefits of Smiling

1. Get others to trust you

2. Smile for leniency

3. Recover from social slip-ups

4. Because otherwise I'll feel bad

5. Laugh off the hurt

6. Grin for insight

7. Smile for sex

8. Hide what you really think

9. Smile to make money

10. Smile and (half) the world smiles with you

A man without a smiling face must not open a shop

Smile for longevity

Just grin and bear it!

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Smiling may lower your heart rate

Study: Forcing a Smile Genuinely Decreases Stress

Grin and Bear It: Smiling Facilitates Stress Recovery

A man without a smiling face must not open a shop

Smile for longevity

7. Smile for sex

19 Ways to Enhance Your Sense of Humor

Health Benefits From Smiling

Brain Connection

Immune Boost

Pain ReliefStress Reduction

17 Types Of Smiles To Wear: A Guide For

All OccasionsWhat happens when you feel the first instance of joy?Thats right. You break out in a smile.

A smile is a facial expression with the upward contours at the ends of

your mouth Sometimes, it may not be mouth that is telling of a smile;

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it may just be that sparkle in your eyes! Hence, it is very possible to use

a smile to communicate a thousand words.

Most smiles are happy signs. They speak of joy, happiness, love or even

pride. However, there are smiles that can also be an involuntary

expression of anxiety, otherwise known as the grimace, or an expressionof embarrassment in a sheepish sort of way.

Please also do not confuse a smile in a human with what seems like one

in an animal. Animals baring their teeth which you may mistake for a

smile is often used as a threat or warning display. In chimpanzees,

rather than it being a sign for happiness, it can be a sign of fear.

I was most amused when I came across this statement found in

Wikipedia: Biologists believe the smile has evolved differently among

species and especially among humans. I just cant imagine how a smilecan look so different back in the days of my great grandma. So, for the

purposes of record keeping, I am going to publish my glossary guide for

smiles and declare it to be the most updated one at this point in time.

After 30 million years of human evolution, here is a list of smiles that

you can currently wear for all ocassions. (Note: Your intent is very

important when it comes to projecting the smile you wish to put on).

1. Sweet Smile. This is the smile that

melts hearts. One lookand you know you are

done for! It is hard to

say no to the request

that accompanies it.

Ive been hijacked

several times over this

smile (see my elder

daugthers in the left

picture)Sigh!!

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2. I am in Love Smile.

You cant mistake this

smile from the rest.

This smile exudes theenergy of pure love

and bliss. It need not

be just a romantic

smile. A smile for the

love of your pet also

qualifies!

3. Most Beautiful Smile. This is a smile that isSimply Breathtaking!

It is a smile that

causes others to skip a

heartbeat! Hence, use

it Sparingly, or ER

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will have to be alerted

!

4. Happy Smile.

This is a smile that

reflects a happy and

joyful heart. My

younger daugther,

who had previously

been more of anintrovert, is now very

much in her element

(see left picture)!

5. Thoughtful Smile. Your eyes look

glazed. There is no

eye contact in this

smile because you are

thinking about

sometime faraway:

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the longing for

someone or the

cherished memory of

a past. You can still

remember the joy and

how it felt like. It is as

if you are living the

moment again; so you

break out into this

smile.

5. I know it all Smile.You have the hint of a

smile. It is also one

that you cultivate as

you get older, your

mind filled with

wonderful stories

from your past. It is a

smile that speaks

volumes about thewisdom youve

gained about life.

6. The Sparkle in The Eyes

Smile.The eyes say it all.

Sparkling with

excitement and sheer

joy over an important

discovery. No words

need to be

communicated.

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7. I am the Boss Smile.

Wear this smile ifthese thoughts run

through your head:

Say what??!!?? I am

the boss. Come humor

me!

8. Lucky Smile.

An almost

embarrassed look.

The smile that says"Im Lucky Again!"

9. Amused Smile. Make a guess: whichis the amused and not

so amused smile?

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10. Naughty Or Up-to-No-

Good Smile.

This is the smile thatyou would wear when

you are embarrassed

for being caught red

handed at something

naugthy. My younger

daugther is very good

with this! Her smile

(see picture on the

left) is classic and a

dead giveaway!

11. Satisfied Smile. Put on this smile after

a most satisfying

experience such as a

delicious meal,

connecting with afriend or beating the

computer in a chess

game.

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12. Contented Smile. This is a smile that

needs to be

distinguished from thesatisfied smile. A

satisfied smile is one

for having felt joy

derived from an

external factor,

whereas a contented

smile comes from

within. A contentedsmile reflects quiet

serenity, a sense of

peace and fufilment in

everyday joys. It is a

"In the Now"Smile.

13. Confident Smile. Wear this smile for

any reason that you

feel confident about.Even if it means

showing off your

braces!

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14. Proud Smile.

There is the hint of asmile that speaks of

pride. A job well

done.A Smile of

Achievement.

15. Sexy Smile. This smile needs

some strategic

positioning. It is to be

projected at a 47-

degree angle to the

recipient, so that youare seen from your

best side. You also

need to tilt your head

slightly downwards

(for coyness) but with

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eyes glancing up

(daring the recipient

to come forward) and

if you are female,

fluttering your

eyelashes with

deliberate intent.

Leaning your head on

one of your hands

denotes helplessness:

That You Need to be

Rescued Quickly!!

Overall, there is acertain mystery to

your smile. I know

it takes

practice..but I

assure you it works

it was the smile that

snarled my husband!!

17. Cheered Up Smile. This is a smile thatyou wear with an

uplift in your spirits.

You put it on, after

being in a better mood

from a low. In fact, if

it helps, this is THE

smile that lit Tim

Brownsons face (seeleft picture) after

failing to get his new

top-of-range and

pricey laptop to work.

Using his advice from

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7 Reasons To Be

Cheerful, I propose

that you wear this

smile, even if you are

similarly tempted to

hack your

dysfunctional PC to

pieces.

My 7 Tips To Bring Up Smile #17Since this blog is on self help, Im also throwing in my lifesaver tips for

smile #17. I suggest you take notes carefully. There may just come atime when you will need a good cheer, from feeling lousy.

1. Munching Chocolates. Chocolates can work wonders, since it

contains alkaloids such as theobromine and phenethylamine, which have

mood enhancing effects. I keep a stack of them in my fridge, out of sight

from my sweet-toothed kids.

2. Playing with my kids. My kids never fail to cheer me up. Of course,

we have our fair share of trying moments. But mostly, their presence

alone is great for bringing a smile to my face. There is something about

them that makes me feel like squeezing and hugging them many times a

day.

Heres a piece of interesting research finding for you: Young children

and toddlers laugh on average 300 times as compared to 15 times for an

adult daily. Hence, if you want to be happy, then you should really be

learning from the experts children!! To them, life is just one happy

event after another. And it should be the same for you too!

3. Walking In The Park. Being close to nature is therapeutic. Just

breathing in the fresh air, taking in the sights of swaying trees andfeeling the gentle breeze does it for me! I always feel better after a walk

in the park.

4. Listening to Music. This is one of my favorites Built to Lastthe

tempo is really upbeat, dont you think?

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Only uplifting music makes the cut here. Now, dont play the above

song if you are trying to get over your broken relationship.

5. Watching A Comedy. Im with Tim on this tip. The only thing is that

I dont watch as much TV anymore. But I know this tip works and will

not hesitate to use it, if needed. My favorite shows used to be ThirdRock From The Sun, Friends, Seinfied and Mr Bean. I would sit

curled up in my favorite arm chair, eating chocolates and having a good

laugh.

Its funny how laughter can also help put things in perspective. Since

these shows typically reveal how dysfunctional life can be, they earn top

marks for helping you re-evaluate yours and throw your blues away.

6. Swimming. Doing laps can be rejuvenating. The rush of water while

swimming is a good mental relaxer. Of course, it does not have to beswimming for you. Just about any exercise activity that puts you in a

better mood will do.

7. A Good Meditation Session. This tip beats all the above 6 because it

is about joy that arises from internally rather than from an external

stimulus. What is to be noted is that joy on its own, may or may not arise

during the meditative session. From my understanding of Buddhist

teachings, neither do you attempt to seek joy while meditating. Simply

Be in the Now while meditating.Just being able to experience the sense of peace, above all the madness,

is intrinstically uplifting. Inner peace comes when your mind settles and

stays quiet, after all that frustration, despair and hopelessness over your

troubles. In the meditative state, you feel a shift towards light. A veil of

peace overtakes you and you find yourself cheered up, after the sitting.

In Time, with Enough Meditative Practice, Youd Be Wearing Smile #12

Naturally!

1. Become comfortable with smiling. If you're not used to smiling

regularly, overcoming your nervousness or cynicism about smiling cantake a little practice but like any habit, it's easy to reform with time.

Some things to keep in mind include:

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o A smile always looks good. Feeling nervous

about the beauty or appearance of your smile is unnecessary. Trust that

your smile makes you look great.

o A smile is professional. Smiling at work or during other

professional occasions is not going to make you seem unprofessional.

Quite the opposite, a smile will humanize you and make you appear

more approachable. People will appreciate your recognition of their

worth and of a job well done when you smile.

o A smile makes you real. If you're afraid of appearing

vulnerable when you smile, accept that any form of vulnerabilitysuggested by a smile is precisely what makes it such a powerful act.

You're opening yourself up to others and people will respond better to

that than to a serious, unmoved demeanor. Moreover, a smile

accompanied by an assertive personality will take care of any sense that

people will use your smile to walk all over you!

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Make your smile genuine. While it is perfectly possible to crack a

smile when you feel terrible, angry, annoyed, or you're up to something

nefarious, a genuine smile is much harder to fake; indeed, only around10 percent of the population can manage that feat.[2]

o A genuine smile is detectable by others because it is

accompanied by a general glow, smiling eyes where the outer corners

crinkle and the lower lid tightens, and a reassuring demeanor that helps

the viewer to feel more at ease in your presence. A genuine smile comes

from being happy, positive, and from drawing your feelings from the

heart.o Think happy thoughts. The easiest way to a fantastic, genuine

smile is tobe happy. Think about someone you care about (perhaps the

person standing in front of you as you smile), about something that you

genuinely love to do, or think of a funny joke that you just find hilarious.

Or think about the happiest moments in your life.

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o Be genuine. Draw on your heartfelt feelings, not just

rationalizations. When you're confronted by a person or situation that

makes you feel ambivalent and you're oscillating between giving the

cold shoulder or smiling, err on the side of smiling find one single

thing in your heart that is positive about the person or situation beforeyou, and use that to create your smile.

o Love people and your life. It's much easier to produce

friendly, easygoing, genuine smiles when you love what you do, when

you love the people around you, and when you love humanity in general.

Be grateful for all that you have and you'll find smiles come far more

naturally.

o Be playful. Intense times can make us too serious. See life as

an adventure, be gentle on yourself and watch children at play. Beingplayful will bring a smile to your face much more easily.

3. 3

Smile with your eyes. A wholehearted smile will naturally draw in the

eyes (called a Duchenne smile). It is commonplace to hear a person say

"her eyes were smiling", or to say "he didn't mean it; he was smiling but

his eyes weren't". The eyes are essential for a genuine, warm smile.

Your eyes light up, twinkle, and reflect your happiness. While it's hard

to fake this unless you're really feeling it, you can try this exercise:

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o To get a feel for how to make your eyes smile, stand in front

of a mirrorand practice smiling, but concentrate only on your eyes. You

may find it helpful to cover the lower part of your face with a piece of

paper. Play around with it a bit, and you'll find that you can make your

mouth smile when your eyes aren't smiling, and you can also smile only

with your eyes. When your eyes do smile, remember how it feels, which

muscles are working and how. With practice, you may discover how to

smile with your eyes at will by relying on your feelings and muscle

memory.

4. 4

Practice your smile. There is no harm in practicing your smile doing

so will increase your smiling confidence, improve your sense of well-

being,[3]

and help you to learn which of your smiles are your best.

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o Look at photos of yourself smiling, with a closed mouth,

open mouth, and from different angles. Which smiles and poses make

your face light up the most? Which smile displays your other features to

their best possible advantage? Which smile comes across as the most

natural, the most "you"?

o Find that picture and focus on what your face is doing. Thenpractice in front of a mirror until you get it just right. Keep practicing,

and pay attention to how that great smile feels, so that you'll be able to

replicate it without looking in a mirror. Soon it will become second

nature, and you'll likely find that you'll lookmore photogenic in your

next batch of pictures.

o If you want to improve your smile, look at pictures of smiles

you believe are beautiful. Also, remember that you're beautiful (inside

and out); your smile is bound to look better if you feel good aboutyourself!

o Note the difference between a smile and a grin. Grins bare a

lot more teeth (think Cheshire Cat) and are not necessarily flattering on

all people, although for some people they can make you appear cute. If

you're prone to grinning and it's not doing your appearance any favors,

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try showing only your upper teeth when you smile. Showing your lower

teeth can make it seem you're baring your teeth.

o When showing teeth, pressing the tongue behind the teeth

will make small gaps look less noticeable.

o Practice smiling at random strangers.[4] Make a choice thatyou'll do this, make brief eye contact with a person, and smile. As you

do so, think happy thoughts (it helps to choose someone attractive to

begin with). Don't choose a person with sunglasses; you need to see their

eyes. Not everyone will smile back but note how you feel when they do!

5. 5

Maintain good oral hygiene. One thing that can cause you to fear

smiling is the worry that there is something stuck between your teeth, orthat you have bad breath. Eliminate these hygiene sources of worry by

taking active steps to keep your mouth fresh and clean.

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o Brush your teeth and tongue regularly, carry floss with youwherever you go so that you can clean up after dining, and have breath

freshener on you at all times (natural or commercial).

o See your dentist regularly for teeth check-ups and cleaning,

as well as discussing options for teeth straightening, etc., if this is a

concern for you. When you smile people will inevitably look at your

mouth, so following these considerations will help you make a better

impression, and, more importantly, a healthy mouth will make you feel

more confident about smiling.o If your teeth are stained, consider your lifestyle habits that

bring this about and try to minimize the impacts of such habits as

smoking or drinking too much red wine, coffee, soft drinks, etc.

o Keep your lips in great shape to prevent chapping.

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o Deal with bad breath. If it's surface, cleaning and fresheners

should be adequate. If these do not work, it may be a sign of an

underlying health problem, so see your doctor for advice.

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Expect smiling to be difficult in some situations. Smiling on demand

can be difficult, whether it's for a photo or for the sake of keeping mom

happy when the relatives you can't stand visit. This is because you are

feeling self-conscious or you lack a genuine reason for smiling. In these

sorts of cases, smiling needs to come from your memory of good smiles

along with a little self-kidding or jokes in the head.

o

For a photo, smile 20 percent more than you think youshould.[5]

o Smile wide and show the top row of teeth.

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Enjoy the many benefits of a smile. In order to want to smile, it really

helps to know what benefits a smile can bring to your day. The

following benefits are bound to make you lean towards sharing a grin

with others most of the day:

o Smiles improve your appearance. Charles Gordy once

quipped: "A smile is an inexpensive way to change your looks". All you

need to do is think about how you feel about a person who is frowning

and a person who is smiling who tends to be the better looking?

o Smiles make things right again and say much more than

words can. If you've goofed, said something less than complimentary,

feel lost or alone, or feel down, a smile can restore the balance. It lets

other people know that you're prepared to be open with them, and that

you're willingly agreeing to make amends where needed.

o Smiles create trust and rapport. A smile is a great way ofestablishing mutual feelings of being on the same level as others,

whether that is one-to-one or in front of a group giving a presentation. It

says "I'm OK, you're OK, and we're all going to enjoy one another's

company."

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o Smiles make you feel good. Even if you're feeling a little

blue, insert happy thoughts into your mind and just add that smile. It will

trick your mind into feeling better, as endorphins are released to reduce

physical or emotional stress.[6][7]

o Smiles make other people feel good. An open-mouthed smileis visible from further away than a frown, offering people reassurance

that you're friendly.[8] And it makes people feel better to see a smile,

from afar or close-up.

o Wrinkles are better when they're smile lines rather than frown

lines. Mark Twain said: "Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles

have been"; viewed this way, smiles are an indication of your overall

character, which becomes more and more outwardly telling as you age!

o Smiling is a good long-term predictor of happier lifeoutcomes.[9] It's correlated with health, happiness, friends, success, and a

longer life.[10]

o See How to Smile for Better Health.

o See How to Smile to Be Happy.

Tips

8. Opportunities for smiling are all around you. Make the most of

them.9. You don't need perfect teeth to have a perfect smile. Not

everybody has perfect teeth, and that's okay. Straight teeth are nice, but a

great smile doesn't depend on standard model's teeth. That said, if you

feel uncomfortable about your teeth you may be reluctant to smile, and

that's no good. If that's the case, either learn to appreciate your

individuality or look into cosmetic dentistry procedures. Or, you could

smile with your mouth closed if preferred.

10. Wear clothes that smile. Add to your positive body language the

color of happiness. Yellow is the color for dependability. A soft yellowis non-threatening and friendly. Warm colors from the yellow family are

welcoming. Golds, browns, golden-oranges, are all dependable colors of

friendship. Blues are passive and calm colors. In the visual language,

soft blues project a serenity and quiet peacefulness. Avoid reds that are

come across as aggressive and threatening.

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11. Don't let the anger of others get you down. An easy way to

remember this is to think of "Jenna," the average Starbucks employee.

Jenna has to sit through the complaints of dozens of customers a day, but

she's always got a smile on her face because she knows she has amazing

friends!12. You've probably heard of "contagious" or "infectious" smiles.

There's a reason for this when you smile, it tends to make others

around you smile. Even in the most stressful times, a roomful of smiles

can brighten everybody's mood.

13. Ever laugh hysterically about something you've just seen? Take

that memory but just laugh slightly and now you have a natural pretty

smile.

14. A lot of men feel uncomfortable about smiling at strangers,especially at other males. If that is the case, then just offer a casual "Hi",

or "Hey man!", or "What's goin' on?". It works just as well, and feels

less awkward for a lot of guys.

15. Try a light smile: don't show as many teeth as you would when

you're laughing. It's the best smile for flirting - light and seductive.

16. If you have a tooth that pokes out a bit at the side, as many people

sometimes do, try to get your lip to go above it so your lip doesn't catch

on the tooth when you smile.17. Don't compare yourself to the celebrities you see on TV, in

pictures, etc., because they are faking it. Instead, be yourself, be natural,

and be genuine. Everybody has a smile waiting to burst out from inside

them somewhere!

18. Pretend like you're laughing when you're smiling.

19. People will think you are a better and more fun person when you

smile! Even if it is in the darkest of times!

20. Dont pretend to smile! Only smile when you want to or have

the urge to! Dont fake it but dont have a gloomy face!

Warnings

A fake smile can make you look phony, nervous, or even

dangerous, so don't just try to put on a smile without first practicing or

putting yourself in a happy state of mind. You can spot a fake smile

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from a genuine (or Duchenne) smile a fake smile is one where the

corners of the mouth aren't turned up, or the mouth is solely smiling,

with no change at all in the eyes. You'll know it when you see it as you

pick up the subtle body language cues that confuse you as to the smiler's

intention; and if it's you making the fake smile, check your emotions toknow whether or not you mean the smile.

Try to make sure you don't have spinach or something stuck in

your teeth because you'll leave a poor impression. Duck out to the

bathroom after a meal and quickly refresh; this is even more important

when you know your teeth are prone to catching bits of food.

There is no scientific study saying how many muscles it takes to

smile over frowning.[11] It's probably just better to accept that smiling is

worthwhile because the longer term benefits are worth the effort!

A man without a smiling face must not open a shopThere is an old Chinese saying that goes something like this: A man

without a smiling face must not open a shop.

That same phenomenon has much the same effect on interviewers. In a

survey conducted among 5000 human resource managers, one of the

questions was: What do you look for most in a candidate? Of the2756 who responded, 2322 ranked enthusiasm first. The first thing

interviewers look for in a candidate is vitality and enthusiasm. Many

candidates with the right background experience and skills disqualify

themselves with a demeanor that suggests they lack energy.

The easiest way to convey energy and enthusiasm is to smile. Now

theres a tip that you can implement today. No waiting, no paying for

expensive degrees, no buying a new suit just smile!!

In the classic little book, The Magic of Thinking Big, DavidSchwartz challenges the readers with this test: Try to feel defeated and

smile big at the same time. You cant. A big smile gives you confidence.

A big smile beats fear, rolls away worry, defeats despondency. That

sounds like a great preparation for your next interview.

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What a great Chinese proverb.

It is spot on and a key part of delivering a great brand experience at the

buy stage of the path to purchase. The first moment of truth.

We all know shops we have visited when we had a poor brand

experience with the sales person (rude, poor advice, no smile, etc). As a

result we may have been put off buying or at least felt less inclined to

rush back to buy again.

On the other hand, we have also all had a great interaction with a

salesperson. A smile was probably a key part that left you with the

feeling of a good buying experience.

It does not take much but can make a big difference.

Retailers know this but don't always have clear values or training in

place.

Sure, it takes time and money but if you look at the loyalty and potential

advocacy it is worth it [check-out advocacy drives growth paper from

LSE].

POSTED BY ANDREW WEIR AT WEDNESDAY,

SEPTEMBER 07, 2011LABELS: BUY, FIRST MOMENT OF TRUTH, LSE

10 Hidden Benefits of SmilingSmiles are about much more than just showing pleasure. Psychological

research reveals 10 ways to use them to your advantage.

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People are always smiling, especially in groups, but it doesn't just signal

that they're happy, far from it. We use smiles for specific social purposes

because they can send out all sorts of signals that can be useful for us1.

Here are ten ways smiles can be used to our advantage by sending out

messages about our trustworthiness, attractivity, sociability and more.1. Get others to trust you

In a world where everyone is out for themselves, who should we trust?

One signal that suggests we are trustworthy is a smile. Genuine smiles

send a message that other people can trust and cooperate with us. People

who smile are rated higher in both generosity and extraversion and when

people share with each other they tend to display genuine smiles (Mehu

et al., 2007).

Economists even consider that smiles have a value. In one study byScharlemann et al. (2001) participants were more likely to trust another

person if they were smiling. This study found that a smile increased

people's willingness to trust by about 10%.

2. Smile for leniency

When people do bad things they often smile when they are caught. Is

this to their benefit?

According to a study conducted by LaFrance and Hecht (1995), it can

be. We treat people who've broken the rules with more leniency if theysmile afterwards. It doesn't matter whether it's a false smile, a miserable

smile or a real felt smile, they all work to make us want to give the

transgressor a break.

This seems to work because we find people who smile after breaking the

rules more trustworthy than those who don't.

3. Recover from social slip-ups

Did you forget to buy your partner an anniversary present? Has an

important client's name slipped your mind? Have you accidentally

kicked a small child? If you've tripped on a social banana,embarrassment is your go-to emotion.

The function of embarrassment is to get us out of tight social spots

(Keltner & Buswell, 1997). The embarrassed smiles we display involve

looking down and sometimes we emit a silly little laugh. This is

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designed to elicit fellow-feeling from other people so they think less of

the slip and forgive us more quickly.

So the embarrassed smile helps us get out of jail free(ish). Once again,

the power of a smile.

4. Because otherwise I'll feel badSometimes we smile both because it's polite and so that we can avoid

feeling bad afterwards. Like when someone enthuses about how they

saved a small amount of money with a coupon they found down the back

of the sofa. It hardly seems to warrant a smile but you muster one

anyway because it's polite.

In one study people were asked to remain stony-faced after hearing

someone else's good news (LaFrance, 1997). They felt bad afterwards

and thought the other person would think worse of them as a result.So we nod and smile politely because otherwise we'll regret it

afterwards. Women, though, seem to feel this pressure to smile at the

happy news of others more than men.

5. Laugh off the hurt

Smiling is one way to reduce the distress caused by an upsetting

situation. Psychologists call this the facial feedback hypothesis. Even

forcing a smile when we don't feel like it is enough to lift our mood

slightly (this is one example ofembodied cognition).A word of warning: smiling at upsetting things may work but it doesn't

look good to others. When Ansfield (2007) had participants viewing

distressing videos, those who smiled felt better afterwards than those

who didn't. But people who smiled at distressing images were judged

less likeable by others.

6. Grin for insight

When we're nervous our attention tends to narrow. We stop noticing

what's going on around the edges and only see what's right in front of us.

This is true in both a literal and a metaphorical sense: when nervous orstressed we're less likely to notice ideas that are at the edge of our

consciousness. But to gain insight into a problem, it's often precisely

these peripheral ideas we need.

Cue a smile.

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Smiling makes us feel good which also increases our attentional

flexibility and our ability to think holistically. When this idea was tested

by Johnson et al. (2010), the results showed that participants who smiled

performed better on attentional tasks which required seeing the whole

forest rather than just the trees.So a smile really can help give us a burst of insight.

7. Smile for sexA woman's smile has a magical effect on men, over and above eye

contact. One study examined how men approached women in a bar

(Walsh & Hewitt, 1985). When a woman only established eye contact

with a man, she was approached 20% of the time. When the same

woman added a smile, though, she was approached 60% of the time.

When men smile at women, though, the effect is less magical. While

smiling increases women's attractiveness to men, it doesn't work so well

the other way around. Indeed there's some evidence men look more

attractive to women when displaying pride or even shame, than when

they look happy (Tracy & Beall, 2011). Less smiling makes a man look

more masculine.

8. Hide what you really think

Psychologists used to think that a genuine smile never lies. Fake smilesinvolve only the mouth, while real smilescalled Duchenne smiles by

psychologistsreach up to the eyes. Recent research, though, suggests

that 80% of people can fake the crinkly eyes central to a Duchenne smile

(see Duchenne: Key to a Genuine Smile?).

So smiles can be used to hide what we really think, but it's still not easy

to fake a real smile because they have to be timed correctly. A key to a

trustworthy smile is that it has a slow onset, i.e. it takes about half a

second to spread across the face. One piece of research has found that incomparison to a fast onset smile (about a tenth of a second to spread),

slow onset smiles are judged more trustworthy, authentic and even more

flirtatious (see: A Slow Smile Attracts).

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9. Smile to make money

We've already seen that economists have calculated the value of a smile,

but can a smile make us real cash-money? Apparently the broad smile of

a waitress can: Tidd and Lockard (1978) found smiling waitresses made

more in tips (there's no study on waiters).More generally people in service industries, like flight attendants or

those in entertainment and hospitality are effectively paid to smile at

customers. But, watch out, a constant mismatch between felt and

displayed emotioncalled emotional labour by psychologistscan be

exhausting, possibly leading to job burnout.

A smile may make money, but it can also be draining.

10. Smile and (half) the world smiles with you

One of the simple social pleasures of life, which goes almost unnoticedbecause it's automatic, is when you smile at someone and they smile

back.

As you'll have noticed, though, not everyone does smile back. Hinsz and

Tomhave (1991) wanted to see what proportion of people would respond

to a smile aimed at them with their own smile. Their results suggest

around 50% of people reciprocate. In comparison almost no one

responds to a frown with their own frown.

Smile for longevityIf none of these studies can coax a smile out of you then consider this:

people who smile more may live longer. A study of pictures taken of

baseball players in 1952 suggests those smiling outlived their non-

smiling counterparts by seven years (Abel & Kruger, 2010).

Now there's a reason to smile.

----1There are also all sorts of cultural and gender differences in why and

how we smile. Women generally smile more than men, although thisstill depends on the situation. Across cultures, Russians smile the least

and Americans the most. American smiles, though, tend to be more

'fake', i.e. involving mainly the mouth rather than both the mouth and the

eyes.

Image credit: Ben Ishaque Luthor

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Just grin and bear it!At some point, we have all probably heard or thought something like

this when facing a tough situation. But is there any truth to this piece of

advice? Feeling good usually makes us smile, but does it work the other

way around? Can smiling actually make us feel better?

In a study forthcoming inPsychological Science, a journal of the

Association for Psychological Science, psychological scientists Tara

Kraft and Sarah Pressman of the University of Kansas investigate the

potential benefits of smiling by looking at how different types of

smiling, and the awareness of smiling, affects individuals ability to

recover from episodes of stress.

Age old adages, such as grin and bear it have suggested smiling to be

not only an important nonverbal indicator of happiness but also

wishfully promotes smiling as a panacea for lifes stressful events, says

Kraft. We wanted to examine whether these adages had scientific merit;

whether smiling could have real health-relevant benefits.

Smiles are generally divided into two categories:standardsmiles, whichuse the muscles surrounding the mouth, and genuine orDuchenne

smiles, which engage the muscles surrounding both the mouth and eyes.

Previous research shows that positive emotions can help during times of

stress and that smiling can affect emotion; however, the work of Kraft

and Pressman is the first of its kind to experimentally manipulate the

types of smiles people make in order to examine the effects of smiling

on stress.

The researchers recruited 169 participants from a Midwestern university.The study involved two phases: training and testing. During the training

phase, participants were divided into three groups, and each group was

trained to hold a different facial expression. Participants were instructed

to hold chopsticks in their mouths in such a way that they engaged facial

muscles used to create a neutral facial expression, a standard smile, or a

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Duchenne smile. Chopsticks were essential to the task because they

forced people to smile without them being aware that they were doing

so: only half of the group members were actually instructed to smile.

For the testing phase, participants were asked to work on multitasking

activities. What the participants didnt know was that the multitaskingactivities were designed to be stressful. The first stress-inducing activity

required the participants to trace a star with their non-dominant hand by

looking at a reflection of the star in a mirror. The second stress-inducing

activity required participants to submerge a hand in ice water.

During both of the stressful tasks, participants held the chopsticks in

their mouth just as they were taught in training. The researchers

measured participants heart rates and self-reported stress levels

throughout the testing phase.The results of the study suggest that smiling may actually influence our

physical state: compared to participants who held neutral facial

expressions, participants who were instructed to smile, and in particular

those with Duchenne smiles, had lower heart rate levels after recovery

from the stressful activities. The participants who held chopsticks in a

manner that forced them to smile, but were not explicitly told to smile as

part of the training, also reported a smaller decrease in positive affect

compared to those who held neutral facial expressions.These findings show that smiling during brief stressors can help to

reduce the intensity of the bodys stress response, regardless of whether

a person actually feels happy.

The next time you are stuck in traffic or are experiencing some other

type of stress, says Pressman, you might try to hold your face in a

smile for a moment. Not only will it help you grin and bear it

psychologically, but it might actually help your heart health as well!

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For more information about this study, please contact: Tara Kraft atkraft.tara@gmail.com or Sarah Pressman at pressman@ku.edu.

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The APS journalPsychological Science is the highest ranked empirical

journal in psychology. For a copy of the article "Grin and Bear It: The

Influence of Manipulated Positive Facial Expression on the Stress

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Response" and access to otherPsychological Science research findings,

please contact Anna Mikulakat 202-293-9300 or

amikulak@psychologicalscience.org.

Smiling may lower your heart rateNext time you're stuck in traffic, quell your road rage by flashing a quick

smile.

Researchers from the University of Kansas had college students hold

chopsticks in their mouths to simulate either a smile or a neutral

expression, and then induced a stressful situation. (Besides having

chopsticks in their mouths.) The results? Smilers had lower heart ratesand reduced stress responses compared to the straight-faced subjects.

Researchers believe that activating certain facial muscles--like those

used to smile--sends a message to your brain: You're happy. Calm down.

Lead researcher Sarah Pressman, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the

University of Kansas, explains: "It's not just that our brains are happy

and make us smile, it can also be the opposite--we feel the smile and

become happy," she says.

What about lowering your heart rate? "If you're happy, you perceivestress differently and feel less threatened," says Pressman.

But here's the kicker: You don't have to actually be happy to reap the

benefits. People in the study weren't necessarily in a good mood--they

just faked a smile. So skip flipping off the guy who's driving like a jerk,

and force a grin instead. Even though you may feel awkward, it's an easy

way to break a very short stress response, says Pressman.

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Next time you're stuck in traffic, quell your road rage by flashing a quick

smile.

Researchers from the University of Kansas had college students hold

chopsticks in their mouths to simulate either a smile or a neutral

expression, and then induced a stressful situation. (Besides having

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chopsticks in their mouths.) The results? Smilers had lower heart rates

and reduced stress responses compared to the straight-faced subjects.

Researchers believe that activating certain facial muscles--like those

used to smile--sends a message to your brain: You're happy. Calm down.

Lead researcher Sarah Pressman, Ph.D., an assistant professor at theUniversity of Kansas, explains: "It's not just that our brains are happy

and make us smile, it can also be the opposite--we feel the smile and

become happy," she says.

What about lowering your heart rate? "If you're happy, you perceive

stress differently and feel less threatened," says Pressman.

But here's the kicker: You don't have to actually be happy to reap the

benefits. People in the study weren't necessarily in a good mood--they

just faked a smile. So skip flipping off the guy who's driving like a jerk,and force a grin instead. Even though you may feel awkward, it's an easy

way to break a very short stress response, says Pressman.

(Want more quick health tips like this one delivered to your inbox every

a.m.? Sign up forour free Daily Dose newsletter!)

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By Lindsay Abrams

Study: Forcing a Smile GenuinelyDecreases Stress

Adding a smile to your to-do list can ease the stress of multitasking.

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PROBLEM: Happiness makes us smile, but can smiling make us

happy? Even if it's a fake smile, because your mouth is propped open by

chopsticks? There's the standard smile, which remains located in the

muscles surrounding the mouth, and the genuine (or Duchenne) smile,

which spreads to the eyes and, at least anecdotally, both looks and feelswarmer and more natural. Does one work better than the other?

METHODOLOGY: In an experiment that was smile-worthy in its own

right, researchers used chopsticks to manipulate the facial muscles of

their 169 participants into a neutral expression, a standard smile, or a

Duchenne smile. In addition to the chopstick placement, some were

explicitly instructed to smile. Then, they were subjected to a series of

stress-inducing, multitasking activities, which they struggled to performwhile continuing to hold the chopsticks in their mouths. The subjects'

heart rates and self-reported stress levels were monitored throughout.

RESULTS: The participants who were instructed to smile recovered

from the stressful activities with lower hear rates than participants who

held neutral expressions, and those with Duchenne smiles were the most

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relaxed of all, with the most positive affect. Those with forced smiles

held only by the chopsticks also reported more positive feelings than

those who didn't smile at all.

CONCLUSION: When a situation has you feeling stressed or flustered,

even the most forced of smiles can genuinely decrease your stress andmake you happier.

The full study,"Grin and Bear It: The Influence of Manipulated Positive

Facial Expression on the Stress Response," is published in the journal

Psychological Science .

Grin and Bear It: Smiling FacilitatesStress RecoveryJuly 30, 2012 Just grin and bear it! At some point, we have all

probably heard or thought something like this when facing a tough

situation. But is there any truth to this piece of advice? Feeling good

usually makes us smile, but does it work the other way around? Can

smiling actually make us feel better?

In a study forthcoming inPsychological Science, a journal of the

Association for Psychological Science, psychological scientists TaraKraft and Sarah Pressman of the University of Kansas investigate the

potential benefits of smiling by looking at how different types of

smiling, and the awareness of smiling, affects individuals' ability to

recover from episodes of stress.

"Age old adages, such as 'grin and bear it' have suggested smiling to be

not only an important nonverbal indicator of happiness but also

wishfully promotes smiling as a panacea for life's stressful events," says

Kraft. "We wanted to examine whether these adages had scientific merit;whether smiling could have real health-relevant benefits."

Smiles are generally divided into two categories:standardsmiles, which

use the muscles surrounding the mouth, and genuine orDuchenne

smiles, which engage the muscles surrounding both the mouth and eyes.

Previous research shows that positive emotions can help during times of

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stress and that smiling can affect emotion; however, the work of Kraft

and Pressman is the first of its kind to experimentally manipulate the

types of smiles people make in order to examine the effects of smiling

on stress.

The researchers recruited 169 participants from a Midwestern university.The study involved two phases: training and testing. During the training

phase, participants were divided into three groups, and each group was

trained to hold a different facial expression. Participants were instructed

to hold chopsticks in their mouths in such a way that they engaged facial

muscles used to create a neutral facial expression, a standard smile, or a

Duchenne smile. Chopsticks were essential to the task because they

forced people to smile without them being aware that they were doing

so: only half of the group members were actually instructed to smile.For the testing phase, participants were asked to work on multitasking

activities. What the participants didn't know was that the multitasking

activities were designed to be stressful. The first stress-inducing activity

required the participants to trace a star with their non-dominant hand by

looking at a reflection of the star in a mirror. The second stress-inducing

activity required participants to submerge a hand in ice water.

During both of the stressful tasks, participants held the chopsticks in

their mouth just as they were taught in training. The researchersmeasured participants' heart rates and self-reported stress levels

throughout the testing phase.

The results of the study suggest that smiling may actually influence our

physical state: compared to participants who held neutral facial

expressions, participants who were instructed to smile, and in particular

those with Duchenne smiles, had lower heart rate levels after recovery

from the stressful activities. The participants who held chopsticks in a

manner that forced them to smile, but were not explicitly told to smile as

part of the training, also reported a smaller decrease in positive affectcompared to those who held neutral facial expressions.

These findings show that smiling during brief stressors can help to

reduce the intensity of the body's stress response, regardless of whether a

person actually feels happy.

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"The next time you are stuck in traffic or are experiencing some other

type of stress," says Pressman, "you might try to hold your face in a

smile for a moment. Not only will it help you 'grin and bear it'

psychologically, but it might actually help your heart health as well!"

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19 Ways to Enhance Your Sense of HumorWhat is the greatest reward of being alive? Is it chocolate, sex, ice cream, tropical

vacations, hugs from children, a perfect nights sleep, or the satisfaction of a job

well done? A thousand people, a thousand different answers. But one supreme

pleasure that spans all people is

laughter.

Little can compare to the feeling of a deep, complete, heartfelt laughing spell. No

matter your age, wealth, race, or living situation, life is good when laughter is

frequent.

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Life is also healthier. Research finds that humor can help you cope better with

pain, enhance your immune system, reduce stress, even help you live longer.

Laughter, doctors and psychologists agree, is an essential component of a healthy,

happy life.

As Mark Twain once said, Studying humor is like dissecting a frog you mayknow a lot but you end up with a dead frog. Nonetheless, were giving it a try.

Here are 19 tips for getting or growing your sense of humor, based partly on

the idea that you cant be funny if you dont understand what funny is.

1. First, regain your smile. A smile and a laugh arent the same thing, but they do

live in the same neighborhood. Be sure to smile at simple pleasures the sight of

kids playing, a loved one or friend approaching, the successful completion of a

task, the witnessing of something amazing or humorous. Smiles indicate that stress

and the weight of the world havent overcome you. If your day isnt marked by at

least a few dozen, then you need to explore whether you are depressed or overlystressed.

2. Treat yourself to a comedy festival. Rent movies likeMeet the Parents; Young

Frankenstein; Pee-Wees Big Adventure; Monty Python and the Holy Grail; This

Is Spinal Tap; Animal House; Blazing Saddles; Trading Places; Finding Nemo.

Reward yourself frequently with the gift of laughter, Hollywood style.

3. Recall several of the most embarrassing moments in your life. Then find the

humor in them. Now practice telling stories describing them in a humorous way. It

might take a little exaggeration or dramatization, but thats what good storytelling

is all about. By revealing your vulnerable moments and being self-deprecating, you

open yourself up much more to the humorous aspects of life.

Plus: 5 Ways Love Makes You Smarter

4. Anytime something annoying and frustrating occurs, turn it on its head and

find the humor. Sure, you can be angry at getting splashed with mud, stepping in

dog poop, or inadvertently throwing a red towel in with the white laundry. In fact,

that is probably the most normal response. But it doesnt accomplish anything

other than to put you in a sour mood. Better to find a way to laugh at lifes little

annoyances. One way to do that: Think about it as if it happened to someone else,

someone you like or maybe someone you dont. In fact, keep running through

the Rolodex in your head until you find the best person you can think of to put inyour current predicament. Laugh at him, then laugh at yourself!

5. Read the comics every day and cut out the ones that remind you of your

life. Post them on a bulletin board or the refrigerator or anywhere else you can see

them frequently.

6. Sort through family photographs and write funny captions or one-liners to

go with your favorites. When you need a pick-me-up, pull out the album.

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7. Every night at dinner, make family members share one funny or even

embarrassing moment of their day.

Plus: 20 Secrets Your Waiter Wont Tell You

8. When a person offends you or makes you angry, respond with humor

rather than hostility. For instance, if someone is always late, say, Well, Im gladyoure not running an airline. Life is too short to turn every personal affront into a

battle. However, if you are constantly offended by someone in particular, yes, take

it seriously and take appropriate action. But for occasional troubles, or if nothing

you do can change the person or situation, take the humor response.

Check out the Top 10 list archive from David Letterman. You can find it

at cbs.com.

10. Spend 15 minutes a day having a giggling session. Heres how you do it:

You and another person (partner, kid, friend, etc.) lie on the floor with your head

on her stomach, and her head on another persons stomach and so on (the morepeople the better). The first person says, Ha. The next person says, Ha-ha. The

third person says, Ha-ha-ha. And so on. We guarantee youll be laughing in no

time.

11. Read the activity listings page in the newspaper and choose some laugh-

inducing events to attend. It could be the circus, a movie, a stand-up comic, or a

funny play. Sometimes it takes a professional to get you to regain your sense of

humor.

12. Add an item to your daily to-do list: Find something humorous. Dont mark

it off until you do it, suggests Jeanne Robertson, a humor expert and author ofseveral books on the topic.

13. When you run into friends or coworkers, ask them to tell you one funny

thing that has happened to them in the past couple of weeks. Become known as a

person who wants to hear humorous true stories as opposed to an individual who

prefers to hear gossip, suggests Robertson.

14. Find a humor buddy. This is someone you can call just to tell him something

funny; someone who will also call you with funny stories of things hes seen or

experienced, says Robertson.

Download the free Jokes & Funny True Stories iPhone app.

15. Exaggerate and overstate problems. Making the situation bigger than life canhelp us to regain a humorous perspective, says Patty Wooten, R.N., an award-

winning humorist and author ofCompassionate Laughter: Jest for the Health of It.

Cartoon caricatures, slapstick comedy, and clowning articles are all based on

exaggeration, she notes.

16. Develop a silly routine to break a dark mood. It could be something as silly

as speaking with a Swedish accent (unless you are Swedish, of course).

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17. Create a humor environment. Have a ha-ha bulletin board where you only

post funny sayings or signs, suggests Allen Klein, an award-winning professional

speaker and author ofThe Healing Power of Humor. His favorite funny sign:

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty, and the pig likes it.

18. Experiment with jokes. Learn one simple joke each week and spread itaround. One of Kleins favorites relates to his baldness: What do you call a line of

rabbits walking backward? A receding hare line.

19. Focus humor on yourself. Because of my lack of hair, Klein says, I tell

people that Im a former expert on how to cure baldness.

Learn more about the healing power of laughter.

Health Benefits From Smiling

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Brain Connection

Your smile muscles are connected to mood centers in yourbrain, notes Emory University's Blomeyer Health Fitness Center.

A theory, first devised by Charles Darwin, contends that afeedback loop from the muscles that control smiling activatesyour brain's happy place and may put you in a brighter mood.Similarly, people who readily smile in response to somethingthey find funny report being more amused than people whorefrain from using their smile muscles. By contrast, people whohave lost control of those muscles and are unable to smile showmore frequent signs of depression.

Immune Boost

Laughter, which generally involves smiling, may improve yourimmunity and take away your pain, according to a study,published in the November-December 2010 issue of the journal"Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine." Laughter offersphysiological, psychological and spiritual benefits with virtuallyno contraindications -- medical reasons to abstain from it -- andalmost no adverse side effects. Also, as far as your brain isconcerned, it's just as effective to make yourself laugh as if you

find a cartoon or something else in your environment to behumorous.

Pain Relief

Smiling causes a release of endorphins, your body's naturalpain-relieving and feel-good hormones, notes Dr. David Beales,co-author of "Emotional Healing for Dummies." Practicereleasing them by starting your day with a smile or smiling atyourself in the mirror when brushing your teeth, shaving or

putting on makeup. Make it a point to share a smile withsomeone you meet during the day. Also, the company you keepwill influence the number of smiles-per-day. The more smilesyou desire, the more jovial people you will likely seek out orgravitate toward.

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Stress Reduction

Stress-reducing effects of smiling may include decreased levelsof the stress hormone cortisol and lower blood pressure,

according to a study, published in the January 2001 issue of thejournal "Australian Family Physician." Smiling also improvesyour creativity, a vital function for effective problem-solving. Inaddition, assuming a position with your arms open, head tiltedupward and your face smiling radiates pride and competenceand decreases levels of cortisol, according to a study, publishedin the Sept. 21, 2010, issue of the journal "PsychologicalScience OnlineFirst."