Thanks to Eyes for Lies for giving us the idea for this blog topic! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMsDXwFc_qE[/youtube] ABC’s 20/20 ran a show this past weekend about a woman named Biurny Peguero who falsely accused a man named William McCaffrey of raping her back in December of 2005. Despite the lack of DNA evidence, McCaffrey was sentenced to…
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Did you know? Research has shown that infants as young as 27 weeks old begin to recognize facial expressions of emotion. A series of studies have shown that babies between the ages of 5 to 7 months recognize facial expressions of happiness, sadness, fear and surprise. How well can your child recognize emotions? You may…
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A recent study conducted by Michael Kruger and Ernest Abel examined the correlation between the intensity of an individual’s smile and their longevity. In the study entitled, Smile Intensity in Photographs Predicts Longevity published in the Journal of Physiological Science, Kruger and Abel analyzed the smiles of 230 Major League Baseball Players from 1952. They…
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They say that pictures are worth 1,000 words. This seems especially true for images that show raw emotion, whether it be intense anger, bitter sadness or pure bliss. You can tell a lot from a picture; even without any words, pictures tell a story. What is fascinating when looking at pictures of emotion is that…
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