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Re-thinking the causes, processes, and consequences of simulation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 December 2010

Betty Chang  and
Nicolas Vermeulen
Betty Chang
Affiliation:
Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. Betty.Chang@uclouvain.behttp://www.uclouvain.be/en-277800.html
Nicolas Vermeulen
Affiliation:
Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. Betty.Chang@uclouvain.behttp://www.uclouvain.be/en-277800.html National Fund for Scientific Research (FRS-FNRS), 1000 Brussels, Belgium. Nicolas.Vermeulen@uclouvain.behttp://www.ecsa.ucl.ac.be/personnel/vermeulen/
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Abstract

We argue that the meaning of smiles is interpreted from physical/contextual cues, and simulation may simply reinforce the information derived from these cues. We suggest that, contrary to the claim of the SIMS model, positive and negative smiles may invoke similar simulation processes. Finally, we provide alternative explanations for the role of eye contact in the processing of smiles.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 33 , Issue 6 , December 2010 , pp. 441 - 442
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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