Emotions are a big part of our daily lives. Each person reacts to their environment in different ways and displays emotions according to the situation. There are sad moments in life as well as joyous ones. Below are pictures of some emotional displays: The first photo is from the Associated Press and pictures an emotional Tom Sullivan who…
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The 2012 London Olympics are drawing to a close and we have witnessed many inspiring, emotional and phenomenal performances these past two weeks. We previously featured various blog posts about an athlete’s ability to control their emotions while competing. We picked the brains of two London Olympic Athletes, including Olympic Champion Kayla Harrison and Olympic…
Read MoreHumintell Research: Victory Stance, Universal Gesture for Triumph
The victory stance that many athletes take immediately after a win has been found to be a universal gesture for triumph which is the same across cultures. These new findings purport that triumph is a universal gesture seen in the “victory” stance of an athlete. The idea of triumph being a universal emotion had its beginnings in Dr.…
Read MoreOlympians and their Emotions: Kayla Harrison
For years, Kayla Harrison has had two main goals in life: to be World Champion in Judo and to be Olympic Champion. She achieved her first goal in 2010 when she became the first woman in American Judo History to win the World Championships since 1984. She was only 19 years old. This year Kayla…
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