S10 : Do adults and children differ in their ability to detect genuine and fake smiles?


Students Priya Dath
School HWDSB - Waterdown District Secondary School - Waterdown
Level Intermediate 9/10 - Grade 9
Group Group 4 - Health Sciences I
Abstract Can people accurately identify different types of smiles? Smiles are used in everyday communication; some may be genuine (spontaneous) and others fake (conscious). This is a continuation of a project I did 2 years ago and will compare the ability of adults with elementary level children (Grades 2 - 8) to accurately identify genuine versus fake smiles.