Be careful where you smile: culture shapes judgments of intelligence and honesty of smiling individuals
Smiling individuals are usually perceived more favorably than non-smiling ones—they are judged as happier, more attractive, competent, and friendly. These seemingly clear and obvious consequences of smiling are assumed to be culturally universal, however most of the psychological research is carried...
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| description | Smiling individuals are usually perceived more favorably than non-smiling ones—they are judged as happier, more attractive, competent, and friendly. These seemingly clear and obvious consequences of smiling are assumed to be culturally universal, however most of the psychological research is carried out in WEIRD societies (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic) and the influence of culture on social perception of nonverbal behavior is still understudied. Here we show that a smiling individual may be judged as less intelligent than the same non-smiling individual in cultures low on the GLOBE’s uncertainty avoidance dimension. Furthermore, we show that corruption at the societal level may undermine the prosocial perception of smiling—in societies with high corruption indicators, trust toward smiling individuals is reduced. This research fosters understanding of the cultural framework surrounding nonverbal communication processes and reveals that in some cultures smiling may lead to negative attributions.
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:477812016-05-11T06:30:52Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/47781/ Be careful where you smile: culture shapes judgments of intelligence and honesty of smiling individuals Hassan, Arif HM1001 Social psychology Smiling individuals are usually perceived more favorably than non-smiling ones—they are judged as happier, more attractive, competent, and friendly. These seemingly clear and obvious consequences of smiling are assumed to be culturally universal, however most of the psychological research is carried out in WEIRD societies (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic) and the influence of culture on social perception of nonverbal behavior is still understudied. Here we show that a smiling individual may be judged as less intelligent than the same non-smiling individual in cultures low on the GLOBE’s uncertainty avoidance dimension. Furthermore, we show that corruption at the societal level may undermine the prosocial perception of smiling—in societies with high corruption indicators, trust toward smiling individuals is reduced. This research fosters understanding of the cultural framework surrounding nonverbal communication processes and reveals that in some cultures smiling may lead to negative attributions. Springer US 2015-12-30 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/47781/1/JNVB_Paper.pdf Hassan, Arif (2015) Be careful where you smile: culture shapes judgments of intelligence and honesty of smiling individuals. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior . pp. 1-16. ISSN 1573-3653 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10919-015-0226-4 DOI 10.1007/s10919-015-0226-4 |
| spellingShingle | HM1001 Social psychology Hassan, Arif Be careful where you smile: culture shapes judgments of intelligence and honesty of smiling individuals |
| title | Be careful where you smile: culture shapes judgments of intelligence and honesty of smiling individuals
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| title_full | Be careful where you smile: culture shapes judgments of intelligence and honesty of smiling individuals
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| title_short | Be careful where you smile: culture shapes judgments of intelligence and honesty of smiling individuals
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| title_sort | be careful where you smile culture shapes judgments of intelligence and honesty of smiling individuals |
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