Person
Fritz Strack
German social psychologist (name spelled 'Strachs' in source)
German social psychologist behind the pen-in-teeth-vs-lips facial-feedback study, showing that engaging smiling muscles physically (independent of any actual amusement) increases how funny a film is rated. Given in the transcript as "Fritz Strachs" — likely a mis-transcription of the real researcher Fritz Strack, whose facial-feedback work matches this study closely; recorded here as heard with the likely correct form noted. Referenced, not interviewed, in this episode.
Discussed in
- Episode 29 — 29- Why first impressions matter