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Don't give me a fake smile

Don't give me a fake smile by Jen SFO-BCN.
I got a score of 17 out of 20 on the BBC's fake smile text:

www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/smiles/index...

"Most people are surprisingly bad at spotting fake smiles. One possible explanation for this is that it may be easier for people to get along if they don't always know what others are really feeling.

Although fake smiles often look very similar to genuine smiles, they are actually slightly different, because they are brought about by different muscles, which are controlled by different parts of the brain.

Fake smiles can be performed at will, because the brain signals that create them come from the conscious part of the brain and prompt the zygomaticus major muscles in the cheeks to contract. These are the muscles that pull the corners of the mouth outwards.

Genuine smiles, on the other hand, are generated by the unconscious brain, so are automatic. When people feel pleasure, signals pass through the part of the brain that processes emotion. As well as making the mouth muscles move, the muscles that raise the cheeks – the orbicularis oculi and the pars orbitalis – also contract, making the eyes crease up, and the eyebrows dip slightly." 

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contrasts  Pro User  says:

16!
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hokulea  Pro User  says:

i got 18! i got the 3rd row 3rd person wrong and the 4th row first person. cool link!
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cookingdiva says:

17!!!
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Jen SFO-BCN  Pro User  says:

Damn, we are all really good! I think the key is to look at how the smile starts and ends...
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cookingdiva says:

I just look at the eyes. LOL :D
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