Happy 2011 to all our avid readers! We hope you will help us make this year a great one! Back in February of last year, we asked you the readers, to ask specific questions they may have to Dr. Matsumoto. We then selected your questions and had Dr. Matsumoto personally respond in a 2-part series.…
Read MorePolitics: It’s All in the Face
Voters make judgments about politicians’ competence based on their facial appearance. The article, “On the Face of It” posted on the ScienceDaily website, showed that research conducted by Christopher Olivola (University College London in the UK) and Alexander Todorov (Princeton University) suggests that these appearance based judgments predict voting decisions and election outcomes. Voter’s choices…
Read MoreIntimacy Fosters an Enhaced Ability to Decode Facial Expressions
“What Your Best Friend Sees That I Don’t” is an article published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin that discusses the relevance of closeness of individuals in enhancing their ability to decode emotional facial expressions. Many people believe that the idea that familiarity will lead to better and more effective emotional communication. However, research…
Read MoreMerry Christmas from Humintell!
Humintell wishes you and your family a Merry Christmas and a wonderful Holiday Season! We thank you for being an avid reader of our Humintell blog and a loyal customer. Without your support, we would not be able to continue to expose this fascinating world of nonverbal behavior. We wish you the very best in…
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