MIT’s Technology Review recently wrote about a new emotion detection sensor that has been developed to “detect and record physiological signs of stress and excitement by measuring slight electrical changes in the skin.” Known as the Q Sensor, the technology was designed by Affectiva for doctors, caregivers, and patients to observe autistic children’s emotional changes.…
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Has technology developed so quickly that we can detect the intentions of criminals just from facial clues caught on tape? Wright State University is investigating this possibility by devoting a research team to recognize terrorists and other criminals by their facial expressions. If effective, this project, funded by several defense organizations, could be extremely beneficial…
Read MoreEmotionally Intelligent People Make Better Workers
A new study entitled “The Relation Between Emotional Intelligence and Job Performance: A Meta Analysis” will be published in a future issue of the Journal Of Organizational Behavior. The study was conducted at the Virginia Commonwealth University by Drs. Ernest O’Boyle Jr., Ronald Humphrey, Jeffrey Pollack, Thomas Hawver and Paul Story. Emotional intelligence as defined…
Read MoreAre Children Good Liars?
Do all children learn to lie? Can children with mental disabilities also lie? How effective can it be to reason with a child to tell the truth? Well, most of us expect children to lie at some point in their life, even if it is just a white lie. According to an article in the…
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