A new study adds to evidence suggesting that people’s perceptions of others’ tears as sincere or manipulative likely depend on a variety of contextual factors. The findings suggest tears may be perceived as more honest when shed in non-manipulative social situations and by people who are less expected to cry.
Tears seen as more honest when shed by those least expected to cry, study suggests
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