Last week Emma Stone was a guest on Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show. During
the show, Stone and Fallon played a "What am I Lip-Syncing?" game
("Whisper Challenge").
[Note: The original video has, since the original post, been removed from its online source. The images below however, were captured from this video.]
After guessing Fallon's rendition of Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA (2:46), stone began laughing, bent far forward - while almost putting her head between her knees.
She eventually sat up and most people would say she appeared to be laughing sincerely. Yet Emma is an actress - so could Stone be fooling us? Could her laughter be feigned?
If we flash back a few seconds earlier (2:53 - 2:55), we notice that Emma Stone's (right) ankle bends inward (medially) in what is known as the "Weak Ankle Sign". This turning or bending in of the ankle is an extremely common behavior during sincere deep laughter. While it is more commonly displayed by women in high-heeled shoes, it is certainly seen in those wearing "flats" and it's also seen in men.
Intriguingly, the weak ankle sign is also displayed during crying (Both laughing and crying are emotional phenomena of "release" - occasions when we [temporarily] let others see feelings which we otherwise "hold in").
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After guessing Fallon's rendition of Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA (2:46), stone began laughing, bent far forward - while almost putting her head between her knees.
She eventually sat up and most people would say she appeared to be laughing sincerely. Yet Emma is an actress - so could Stone be fooling us? Could her laughter be feigned?
If we flash back a few seconds earlier (2:53 - 2:55), we notice that Emma Stone's (right) ankle bends inward (medially) in what is known as the "Weak Ankle Sign". This turning or bending in of the ankle is an extremely common behavior during sincere deep laughter. While it is more commonly displayed by women in high-heeled shoes, it is certainly seen in those wearing "flats" and it's also seen in men.
Intriguingly, the weak ankle sign is also displayed during crying (Both laughing and crying are emotional phenomena of "release" - occasions when we [temporarily] let others see feelings which we otherwise "hold in").
See also:
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3780: Donald Trump's Chief Strategist Steve Bannon Time Magazine Pic
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3778: Steve Harvey Recounts His Miss Universe Mistake
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3776: VP Elect Mike Pence Defends Trump's Claim of Voter Fraud
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3759: Nicole Kidman's and Jimmy Fallon's Almost Date Redux
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3710: Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte Compares Himself With Hitler
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3670: Paul LePage's Voicemail Rant
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