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)that showed anger or fear. ___38_____

　　An angry face had low eyebrows and tight lips. A scared face had high eyebrow and a slightly open mouth. ____39_____

　　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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　　And 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.

　　Body language can sometimes be misunderstood in different culture backgrounds.

　　When you do this, your face and body work together to show your friends that you’re happy to see them.

　　They also showed pictures in which angry or scared faces were paired with angry or scared bodies.

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