Within the past few months, many people have reached out to Humintell and asked us to comment on recent research regarding arguments against facial expressions of emotion. After a lot of deliberation, Director Dr. David Matsumoto addresses those issues in the video above. First and foremost, I’d like to express my deep and sincere respect…
Read MoreRapport in Investigative Interviews
Humintell Director Dr. David Matsumoto recently conducted a webinar on “Understanding Rapport and its Possible Components” for the International Association of Interviewers (IAI). Please enjoy this recording of the recent webinar as well as the outline he wrote that preceded it. Anyone and everyone who expounds an ethical, non-confrontational, empirically-based approach to interviewing acknowledges…
Read MoreDomestic Violence Awareness Month
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and while this topic may be an uncomfortable one, understanding domestic violence and how to detect and prevent it can save lives. One way of achieving this is to better train law enforcement to identify signs of aggression and violence. This involves significant people reading and emotional detection skills,…
Read MoreThe Psychology of Humor: Why is that Funny?
Psychology often tries to unravel emotional mysteries, but some resist investigation more than others. One of these long-standing mysteries is the psychology of humor. What exactly makes a joke funny or not? And to whom? It is this question which has long puzzled psychologists and philosophers, and Scientific American’s Giovanni Sabato attempts to trace the…
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