Psychology / Unit 9 Psych 1035 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Facial Feedback Hypothesis
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The idea
The facial feedback hypothesis holds that facial expression can influence the emotional experience it accompanies.
In practice
Participants holding a pen in the teeth rated cartoons as funnier in the original study.
Where people slip
Large replication efforts have not consistently reproduced this effect. It is taught here as contested.
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