8 February, 2016

Contempt: One of the Seven Basic Emotions

by Humintell Admin
in Emotion, Facial Expressions, Nonverbal Behavior /
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Contempt is one of the seven basic emotions. It is the only one of the seven that is unilateral, occurring on just one side of the face. The definition of contempt is that it is an expression of moral superiority. For more information of its evolutionary vestige, triggers, functions and other associated nonverbal behaviors of…

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5 February, 2016

Consequences Of Revealing Embarrassing Details

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Confessing embarrassing information is often better than withholding it. Research finds that people distrust withholders of details more than they dislike revealers of unsavory information.

1 February, 2016

How to Evaluating Truthfulness and Detecting Deception

by Sayaka Matsumoto
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While interviewing the suspect who claims ignorance about an incident, the witness who saw it happen, or the informant who identified the perpetrator, the detective asks a question that will eviscerate the perpetrator’s story. As the suspect prepares to answer, he looks up and to the left, purses his lips, tenses his eyelids, and brings…

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24 January, 2016

Dogs Examine Eyes First When Deciphering Facial Expressions

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By Sarah D. Young for Consumer Affairs Humans may not be the only ones who consider eyes to be the window to the soul. A new study out of the University of Helsinki found that dogs, just like humans, focus most closely on the eyes when deciphering facial expressions. The study, published recently in the science…

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