Listen to Dr. Matsumoto on Negotiate Anything Podcast You may think that in a tough negotiation you need a good poker face, but recent research suggests that being pleasant and facially expressive could actually yield you better results. Researchers out of Nottingham University in the UK collected data from over 1500 conversations while paying close…
Read MoreResearch: Dogs Wag Their Tails To Make Us Happy
It’s amazing you can form such a strong bond with an animal who communicates with you exclusively non-verbally. If you’re a dog owner, you know the joy of walking in through the door to be greeted by your pup excitedly wagging their tail. But did you know that dogs are one of the few animals…
Read MoreFeeling angry? Write down your thoughts then throw them away
There are many ways to manage your emotions but researchers out of Nagoya University have discovered a simple, but effective, strategy to help with anger management. Writing down your thoughts on the cause of your anger and then throwing that piece of paper away can be an effective way to neutralize your negative feelings. The…
Read MoreThe Link Between Childhood Trauma and Emotion Recognition
A recent study published in Scientific Reports studied the association between childhood trauma and emotion recognition. Their results showed that childhood trauma alone was significantly associated with emotion recognition accuracy when exploring stimuli intensity, modality, and emotion. Furthermore, when researchers controlled for psychopathy and alexithymia, childhood trauma was significant only when exploring the emotion portrayed. The…
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