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Sethno
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22 Nov 2013, 10:48 pm

Do you find it's easier to spot when someone's faking being happy, friendly, whatever, than it is to notice subtle changes/differences in facial expression? (In other words, while you may be able to read faces to a limited extent, you can spot fake emotions better than real ones.)

I suspect I'm not as good at reading faces as the average person (for obvious reasons), but sometimes it seems plain as day that someone's faking it, for whatever reason.


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22 Nov 2013, 11:04 pm

It depends on whether I know them or not. Either way, though, the toupee fallacy is in full effect with how you worded your question.

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I suspect I'm not as good at reading faces as the average person (for obvious reasons), but sometimes it seems plain as day that someone's faking it, for whatever reason.

Speech coupled with facial expressions tend to follow set patterns. You may be picking up on these deviations from the norm.

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grammar fix-up



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22 Nov 2013, 11:07 pm

I can see the fakeness in the faces of scibrats. They make me want to puke.



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23 Nov 2013, 12:28 am

What's a "scribrat?" I've not heard that one before.