Emoji Smiles Do Not Convey Sincerity Like Human Smiles: Insights From the Emotion as Social Information Model.
Research on smile perception indicates that smiles containing a cheek raiser tend to be judged as happier, more sincere, and more authentic than those without this cue. However, while this is well established for human smiles, less is known about how such cues are perceived in emojis. Guided by the...
| Publicado en: | Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology / Revue Canadienne de Psychologie Expérimentale Vol. 80; no. 2; pp. 132 - 143 |
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