What are the Key Ingredients to Effective Intercultural Interactions? Dr. David Matsumoto, Director of Humintell, recently led a free webinar where he provided participants with an overview of major research findings concerning keys to effective intercultural communication, as well as practical tips to interact with others from different cultures. Most of us live in a…
Read MoreHow Does Music Affect Our Emotions? A Cross-Cultural Study
Emotions from Music Most people know the power of music and the emotions music can invoke. Listen to a happy song with an upbeat tone and you may find yourself tapping your feet. Listen to a sad song and it may bring tears to your eyes. In fact, research has shown that music can activate…
Read MoreFree Webinar: The Basics of Social Influence
What is social influence in psychology? Dr. David Matsumoto, Director of Humintell, led a free webinar on The Basics of Social Influence where he provided participants with an introduction to evidenced-based topics of social influence. These social influence examples included topics of: Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience Cooperation Emotion Contagion Social Loafing and Social Striving…
Read MoreFarming and the Evolution of Speech
As we know, many of our nonverbal behaviors have deep roots in our own process of evolution, but maybe our verbal behaviors have historical roots too. While perhaps not quite as deeply ingrained as biological evolution, a new study in Science found evidence that many of our speech patterns can be linked back to changing…
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