Historically cats have received less research attention than their canine counterparts and their cognitive abilities were less recognized. However, in the last 10 years, research focusing on trying to better understand our feline companions has grown. Can cats read emotions? A recent 2020 study entitled “Emotion Recognition in Cats” published in the journal Animals demonstrated…
Read MoreMental Health and Deception Detection
Are we confusing cues of low credibility with atypical behavior of people with mental health issues? Re-published with permission from Evidentia University. Friends of the Nonverbal Communication Blog, this week we present the paper “Atypical behaviors found in some mental health conditions negatively affect judgements of deception and credibility” by Lim, A.; Young, R. L.…
Read MoreMeta Analysis: Psychological Effects of Power Poses
Body language affects how others see us, but can it also change how we see ourselves? Amy Cuddy’s infamous 2012 Power Pose Ted Talk (above) claimed that power posing was the key to confidence. Critics shut down her theory for years, but the latest research indicates that there may be some truth in it after…
Read MoreDr. Matsumoto Interview on Metadata Podcast
Dr. Matsumoto recently appeared on the metadata podcast in Brazil where he was interviewed by Victor Santos, Anderson Tamborim and David Leucas. View the entire video or see below for timestamps to specific questions. 2:00: How did you get interested in the area of nonverbal communication and behavior? 8:25: In your study “Spontaneous Facial Expressions…
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