Grieving comes in all forms and affects people from all walks of life in different ways. The following videos are of grieving parents who have suffered the ultimate pain. The videos below are very different and show the divergent ways humans cope with stress, sadness, and confusion. Humintell wants to know your thoughts! The following…
Read MoreSearching for Microexpressions
Dateline NBC’s Josh Mankiewicz sat down with the man convicted of the 2004 double murder of Tom and Jackie Hawks. His interview with Skylar Deleon is below. While Deleon has admitted to committing the murders, he seems impassive (destitute of emotions) and quite conniving, showing a series of emotions and microexpressions. What do you see…
Read MoreSpotting Lies: A How to Guide
Experts are not good at detecting deception according to the The Huffington Post and new research conducted by Professor of Applied Social Psychology, Aldert Vrij. Dr. Vrij reveals that with an average accuracy rate of 56.6%, lies go undetected more than 1/3 of the time! His latest research suggests that even trained professionals such as…
Read MoreFollow-up to Truth Tellers and Liars
Below are some comments regarding the videos of two mothers, Diane Downs & Erin Runnion, whose children were involved in horrific circumstances. In our original blog on this topic, Humintell noted that it is extremely important to focus on all nonverbal behaviors, particularly facial expressions of emotion. We emphasize looking for inconsistencies between verbal and…
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