Our in class activity this week involves running a small experiment to test if forcing facial muscles into a smile or a frown changes how humorous cartoons are perceived.
You will be writing about how this experiment was executed and organizing your findings into a document that follows APA style rules for psychological science publication.
Based on the data collected by your group and the class as a whole, did the experiment confirm your hypothesis?
Here are a couple of news articles that explain why laughter feels good and another which describes how a botox injection might dampen other emotions.
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