Young Adults Pay the Most Attention in Social Interactions
Razi Berry New research led by the University of Kent has found that adolescents and older adults pay less attention to social cues in real-world interactions than young adults. The findings published by Nature Human Behavior show that social attention undergoes age-related change, which has potential implications for how successfully we can interpret social interactions […]
Say Cheeeeese! Smiling Makes People Feel Happier
Razi Berry A recent article supports the notion that simply smiling can actually make people feel happier.1 The conclusion comes from a team of research psychologists who combined data from 138 studies of over 11,000 people and found that the facial expressions we use do have a small impact on the feelings we experience. Research […]
Smiling Doesn’t Always Mean Happy
Razi Berry It has been said that up to 90% or our communication is non-verbal, meaning that facial expressions, body posture, and gestures are incredibly important in developing our social intelligence. But what if we’re taking certain facial expressions to mean things that they don’t actually mean. Like a smile, for instance. Research reveals that […]