No smile like another: Adult age differences in identifying emotions that accompany smiles

People smile in various emotional contexts, for example, when they are amused or angry or simply being polite. We investigated whether younger and older adults differ in how well they are able to identify the emotional experiences accompanying smile expressions, and whether the age of the smiling pe...

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Main Authors: Michaela eRiediger, Markus eStudtmann, Andrea eWestphal, Antje eRauers, Hannelore eWeber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00480/full