The honesty behind tears: Situational, individual, and cultural influences on the perception of emotional tears as sincere.

Emotional tears have been considered honest and sincere signals, most likely because they are difficult to shed on demand. At the same time, people acknowledge that tears can be strategically used to manipulate others - so-called crocodile tears. Hence, the question arises under what circumstances t...

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Main Authors: Monika Wróbel, Janis H Zickfeld, Paweł Ciesielski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0324954
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