In addition to being a world renowned psychologist in the areas of emotion, facial expression, deception, nonverbal behavior and culture, Dr. Matsumoto is a 7th degree black belt in the sport of judo and former Olympic Judo coach. He was the head men’s coach for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Judo Team as well as the…
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We now know the truth about former Democratic Presidential Candidate John Edwards. When public figures are caught in the middle of a lie, it draws an incredible amount of attention and former Democratic Presidential Candidate John Edwards has done just that. The public has come to know that not only was he untruthful about his…
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Recent studies by Dr. David Matsumoto suggest that because microexpressions are signs of concealed emotions, the ability to read them may give individuals an edge in being emotionally sensitive, which in turn could benefit the development of rapport, trust, collegiality, providing the basis for better cooperation, negotiation, or sales. Recently, Dr. Matsumoto along with Dr.…
Read MoreMark McGwire Body Language Analysis
For those that are baseball fans, Mark McGwire recently did an interview with Bob Costas admitting his steroid use during his career. There have been various videos analyzing McGwire’s body language, facial expressions and demeanor. Take a look below to see the videos and Dr. Matsumoto’s comments. At around 3:40, McGwire does a sniffle with…
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