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　　Previously , they had found that the tone of a person’s voice can be more important than the words that are spoken . For example , most people tend not to believe a person who says in a flat voice , “ I’m so excited . ”

　　When it came to emotions conveyed by facial expressions and body language , most scientists suspected that the face was more important . To test if this was true , psychologists from the Netherlands and Boston showed people a number of pictures of isolated faces and isolated bodies (with faces blurred out（模糊的）) that showed anger or fear .

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　　An angry face had low eyebrows and tight lips . A scared face had high eyebrow and a slightly open mouth .

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　　A scared body had arms forward and shoulders square , as if ready to defend .

　　These results told the researchers that mixed signals can confuse people . Even when people pay attention to the face , body language subtly influences which emotion they read .

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　　If you want to be understood , it helps to avoid sending mixed messages .

　　Studying such mixed messages is nothing new for scientists .

　　So , your body language is important for telling people how you feel .

　　Scientists feel new to study the mixed message that confuses people .

　　An angry body had arms back and shoulders at an angle , as if ready to fight .

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