Perception Variation?

The seven basic facial expressions of emotion can be dubbed the world’s universal language.  Numerous scientific studies have qualified the fact that facial expressions are innate human behaviors, so they do not differ across cultures. Eureka Alert has just reported that there is a new study that examines how people from divergent cultural backgrounds, particularly…

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Social Networking

Facial expressions are are a major part of communication and can be critical in a conversation between two hearing impaired individuals. Business Standard Technology reports that a new program RockeTalk, a mobile social networking platform, allows users to send video messages which make conversing for the hearing impaired easier by allowing them to see each…

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Don’t Show Your Emotions?

Isn’t life really a conglomerate of emotions one after the other?  So, how can one refrain from expressing how they feel? Sometimes, especially in high excitement situations (either of sadness, confusion or joy) our emotions just “leak” out. The outward display of emotions in many sports has become taboo.   From professional football to high…

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Emotional Intelligence Test

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