Publication: The Motivational Power of the Happy Face
The Motivational Power of the Happy Face
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Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2019). The Motivational Power of the Happy Face. Brain Sciences, 9(1), 6. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci9010006
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People who are cheerful have better social relationships. This might be the case because happy faces communicate an invitation to interact. Thus, happy faces might have a strong motivational effect on others. We tested this hypothesis in a set of four studies. Study 1 (N = 94) showed that approach reactions to happy faces are faster than other reactions to happy or angry faces. Study 2 (N = 99) found the same effect when comparing reactions to happy faces with reactions to disgusted faces. Supporting the notion that this effect is rel
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- Nikitin, Jana
- Freund, Alexandra M
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Nikitin, J., & Freund, A. M. (2019). The Motivational Power of the Happy Face. Brain Sciences, 9(1), 6. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci9010006
