Do you feel a little weak today? If so, put on a game face. Game face is a look of great determination on the face of a game player.
Game face is a kind of (face) expression, which can positively influence personal deternination in overcoming chanlleges. But there was little scientific evidence (prove) game face really helped people handle physical or mental challengs.
So expert Richesin and several (colleague) did some research. They designed two tests, both of were simple to carry out. For the first, they asked 62 people to put hands in ice-cold water for a few minutes. The second experiment required participants to figure out puzzle.
For each experiment, the participants (divide) in half. One group was told to keep their expressions serious and determined. The other group was permitted (let) their faces do whatever their faces felt like doing in the momnet.
What was the result? The crowd serious and determined exprssions, not only performed, on average, about 20% (good), but also recovered from stress more effectively.
"Our study shows making a game face indeed has the potential for improving performance. So go ahead and try one on," Richesin said in a (conclude).
