The proximate mechanisms and ultimate functions of smiles
Mehu, Marc ; N'Diaye, Karim
In: Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2010, vol. 33, no. 6, p. 454-455
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- Niedenthal et al's classification of smiles erroneously conflates psychological mechanisms and adaptive functions. This confusion weakens the rationale behind the types of smiles they chose to individuate, and it obfuscates the distinction between the communicative versus denotative nature of smiles and the role of perceived-gaze direction in emotion recognition