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- ''This article is about the facial expression. For the typographical symbol, see smiley.
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Historical background
Many biologists think the smile originated as a sign of fear. Primalogist Signe Preuschoft traces the smile back over 30 million years of evolution to a "fear grin" stemming from monkeys and apes who often used barely clenched teeth to portray to predators that they were harmless. Biologists believe the smile has evolved differently among species and especially among humans.
Biology is not the only academic discipline that interprets the smile. Those who study kinesics view the smile as an affect display. It can communicate feelings such as: love, happiness, pride, contempt, and embarrassment. More info: The Psychology of Human Smile, The Smile
Duchenne smile

Gallery
Image:Mona Lisa.jpeg|The painting Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. Image:Iraqi girl smiles.jpg|Girl with closed mouth smile. Image:Asian girl with dimples.jpg|Girl with open mouth smile. Image:2005 03 01 rice blair 600.jpg| Politicians and leaders are often shown smiling as this is considered a sign of hospitality and confidence. With President Gerald Ford U.S. Presidents began smiling in their official portrait photos. Image:Happy face ball.jpg|Artwork on this ball is a common abstract representation of a smiling face. Image:Democritus by Agostino Carracci.jpg|The Philosopher Democritus, by Agostino Carracci.
See also
- Laughter
- Emotion
- Emoticon
- Facial Action Coding System
- Frown
- Facial expression
- Smiley
- Social Psychology
Further reading
- Conniff, R. (2007). What's behind a smile? Smithsonian Magazine, 38,46-53.
- Miller, Professor George A., et. al. Overview for "smile." Retrieved 12 December 2003 from this page.
- Ottenheimer, H.J. (2006). The anthropology of language: An introduction to linguistic anthropology. Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworh.
Duchenne smile
- Freitas-Magalhães, A. (2006). The Psychology of human smile. Oporto: University Fernando Pessoa Press.
- Ekman, P., Davidson, R.J., & Friesen, W.V. (1990). The Duchenne smile: Emotional expression and brain psysiology II. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 58, 342-353. Cited in: Russell and Fernandez-Dols, eds. (1997).
- Russell and Fernandez-Dols, eds. (1997). The Psychology of Facial Expression. Cambridge. ISBN 0521587964.
























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