What is the latest high-tech approach to securing borders in the United States? According to CNN , it is Elvis! Developed by University of Arizona researchers in collaboration with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Elvis is our virtual border official that uses sensors to screen passengers for unusual physiological responses to questioning. This Automated Virtual Agent for Truth Assessments…
Read MoreMapping Culture
Psychology Today reports on the variance of emotional landscapes in divergent countries. The article is taken from a first hand experience and focuses on the difference in “anger” between varying cultures. The writer was trying to answer for himself the question, “Is anger an innate human emotion, an evolutionarily hardwired part of our behavioral repertoire? Or is anger a subroutine of our…
Read MoreEmotions Expressed in Speeches by Leaders of Ideologically motivated Groups Predict Aggression- 2012
New research entitled “Emotions expressed in speeches by leaders of ideologically motivated groups predict aggression” was recently published in the journal of Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression. The research suggests that when leaders use rousing speeches to evoke powerful emotions, those emotions may predict when a group will commit an act of violence or terrorism.…
Read MoreBaby Oliver Wakes up with Every Emotion
In “Facial Expression Analysis” written by Dr. David Matsumoto, he states that facial expressions refer to movements of the mimetic musculature of the face. Remember that facial behaviors are used for a variety of functions including: – Speech illustration. For instance, people often raise their brows when being inquisitive, and lower their brows when they lower…
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